chapter 4 muscular system therapeutic procedures

Question 1

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

Answer 1

activities of daily living (ADLs)

Question 2

use of cold in a treatment

Answer 2

cryotherapy

Question 3

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

Answer 3

gait training

Question 4

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

Answer 4

hydrotherapy

Question 5

kneading or applying pressure by hands to part of bond to promote muscle relaxation and reduce tension

Answer 5

massage

Question 6

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

Answer 6

mobilization

Question 7

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

Answer 7

passive range of motion (PROM)

Question 8

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

Answer 8

phonophoresis

Question 9

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

Answer 9

rehabilitation

Question 10

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

Answer 10

therapeutic exercise

Question 11

applying heat-often in form of moist, hot packs to body for therapeutic purposes

Answer 11

thermotherpy

Question 12

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

Answer 12

ultrasound (US)