Chapter 4 Muscle Diagnostic Therapeutic and Pharmacology

Question 1

Creatine Kinase

Answer 1

Muscle enzyme found in skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle; blood levels become elevated in disorders such as heart attack, muscular dystrophy, and other skeletal muscle pathologies; also known as creatine phosphokinase (CPK)

Question 2

Deep Tendon Reflexes

Answer 2

Muscle contraction in response to a stretch caused by striking muscle tendon with a reflex hammer; test used to determine if muscles are responding properly

Question 3

Electromyogram

Answer 3

Hardcopy record produced by electromyography

Question 4

Electromyography

Answer 4

Study and record of strength and quality of muscle contractions as a result of electrical stimulation

Question 5

Muscle Biopsy

Answer 5

Removal of muscle tissue for pathological examination

Question 6

Activities of Daily Living

Answer 6

Activities usually performed during a normal day, such as eating, dressing, and washing

Question 7

Cryotherapy

Answer 7

Use of cold in a treatment

Question 8

Gait Training

Answer 8

Assisting patient to learn to walk again or how to use assistive device (such as crutches or walker) to walk

Question 9

Hydrotherapy

Answer 9

Application of warm water as a treatment; can be done in baths, swimming pools, and whirlpools

Question 10

Massage

Answer 10

Kneading or applying pressure by hands to part of body to promote muscle relaxation and reduce tension

Question 11

Mobilization

Answer 11

Treatments such as exercise, massage, and physical manipulation to restore movement to joints and soft tissue

Question 12

Passive Range of Motion

Answer 12

Putting a joint through available range of motion without assistance from patient

Question 13

Phonophoresis

Answer 13

Use of ultrasound waves to introduce medication across skin and into subcutaneous tissues

Question 14

Rehabilitation

Answer 14

Process of treatment and exercise that can help person with disability attain maximum function and well-being

Question 15

Therapeutic Exercise

Answer 15

Exercise planned and carried out to achieve specific physical benefit, such as improved range of motion, muscle strengthening, or cardiovascular function

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Thermotherapy

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Applying heat—often in form of moist, hot packs—to body for therapeutic purposes

Question 17

Ultrasound

Answer 17

Use of high-frequency sound waves to create heat in soft tissues under skin; particularly useful for treating injuries to muscles, tendons, and ligaments, as well as muscle spasms

Question 18

Carpal Tunnel Release

Answer 18

Surgical cutting of ligament in wrist to relieve nerve pressure caused by carpal tunnel syndrome, which can result from repetitive motion such as typing

Question 19

Fasciotomy

Answer 19

Surgical procedure that cuts into fascia

Question 20

Myoplasty

Answer 20

Surgical procedure to repair a muscle

Question 21

Myorrhaphy

Answer 21

To suture a muscle

Question 22

Tendoplasty

Answer 22

Surgical procedure to repair a tendon

Question 23

Tendotomy

Answer 23

Surgical procedure that cuts into a tendon

Question 24

Tonodesis

Answer 24

Surgical procedure to stabilize a joint by anchoring down tendons of muscles that move joint

Question 25

Tenoplasty

Answer 25

Surgical procedure to repair a tendon

Question 26

Tenorrhaphy

Answer 26

To suture a tendon

Question 27

Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

Answer 27

Medication to relax skeletal muscles in order to reduce muscle spasms; also called antispasmodics cyclobenzaprine, Flexeril; carisoprodol, Soma