Chapter 15 Beck Flashcards
How long do you hold antagonist contraction for?
7 to 10 seconds
Three therapeutic modalities
Ischemic compression, position release and MET (muscle energy technique)
are usually hypersensitive to pressure and often associated with trigger points
Neuromuscular lesions
Valuable adjunct therapy to use after the constructed hypertonic muscles have been treated directly by methods such as stretching
PMET (Pulsed Muscle Energy Technique)
Who originally developed muscular therapy in the 1930s?
Dr. Stanley Leif
Manipulation that can be effective in reducing fibrosis involves a resistance that overpowers a muscle contraction
MET Isolytic Technique
Collagen fibers are the most abundant fibers in
Most connective tissue
Imbalances in body posture, such as a tilted pelvis, rotated shoulder, or an elevated ilium are indications of
Restricted myofascia
Fascial glide is also known as
Tissue excursion
The ability of a substance to soften as a result of warmth, pressure or manipulation and harden in the absence of the same
Thixotrophy
Collagen fibers in connective tissue generate ______, which is conducted through the connective tissue.
Piezoelectricity
One of the main massage manipulations used in NMT is
Gliding
Digital pressure applied directly into a trigger point is called
Ischemic compression
Correct application of the natural laws of life is called
Ortho-Bionomy
Muscle rolling is a deeper form of
Skin rolling
Helps to reduce adhesions between fascial sheaths while at the same time, encouraging formation of a strong pliable scar tissue at site of injury
Cross-fiber friction
When used as a myofascial technique is a longitudinal elongation method usually of an extremity to stretch and release fascial restrictions gently throughout the limb
Traction
Three areas where fascia transverses the body cavities
Thoracic inlet, respiratory diaphragm, and pelvic floor
Refers to various regiments or massage styles that are directed toward the deeper tissue structures of the muscle and fascia
Deep tissue massage
Hypersensitive and tender when compressed but does not spread referral pain
Latent trigger point
Employed in areas where the muscle tissue can be picked up between the thumb and fingers of the same hand, where the belly of the muscle is rolled between the thumb and fingers to identify dysfunction
Pincer Palpation
3 Systems Incorporated in position release
Strain-counterstrain, Ortho Bionomy, and Structural Muscular Balance
Benefits of position release
Increase local circulation, neurological resetting of proprioceptive mechanisms that maintained the dysfunctional state
Hypersensitive point that forms as a direct result of the dysfunction of the primary myofascial trigger point
Satellite trigger Point
4 criteria of a trigger point
- A taught, palpable band in the muscle
- Tender nodule located in the taught band
- Pressure applied to the nodule provokes pain, numbness, and tingling
- Reduction in range of motion
