Conditions 1 Flashcards
musculoskeletal, Neuromuscular, Integumentary
Ability of the joint surfaces to glide, roll, and spin on one another.
accessory motion
Joint movement in which the patient may be assisted either manually or mechanically through an arc of movement.
active assisted range of motion:
Ability of the patient to voluntarily move a limb through an arc of movement.
active range of motion (AROM):
Joint movement in which an external force resists the movement.
active resisted exercise:
Poverty of movements
Akinesia
Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease; rapidly progressive neurologic disorder associated with a degeneration of the motor nerve cells.
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS):
Technique in which radiopaque material is injected into the blood vessels to better visualize and identify problems such as occlusion (blockage) of blood vessels, aneurysms, and vascular malformations.
Angiography:
Therapeutic use of water for rehabilitation or prevention of injury.
aquatic physical therapy:
Slowness of movements.
Bradykinesia
Neurologic technique based on the natural sequence of recovery after stroke.
Brunnstrom approach:
Inflammation of bursae, fluid-filled sacs located throughout the body that decrease the friction between two structures.
Bursitis:
Exercise incorporating several muscle groups through the use of several joints with the end segment fixed.
closed kinetic chain exercise
Computer synthesis of x-rays transmitted through a specific plane of the body.
computed (axial) tomography (CAT or CT)
Application of cold agents to cause decreases in blood flow and metabolism, which result in a decrease in swelling and pain.
Cryotherapy:
Any functional disability.
Dysfunction:
Application of electricity at specified locations to stimulate nerves, muscles, and other soft tissues to reduce pain and swelling, to increase strength and range of motion, and to facilitate wound healing.
electrical stimulation:
Technique for recording the electrical potential or activity in the brain by placing electrodes on the scalp.
electroencephalography (EEG):
Technique for recording the electrical activity in the muscle during a state of rest and during voluntary contraction.
electromyography (EMG
Impaired ability to express oneself.
expressive aphasia:
Ability to move a limb segment through a range of motion.
Flexibility
Exercise performed over time, using stress, to change the length and elasticity of soft tissue such as muscle; usually performed for postural or ROM enhancement.
flexibility exercise
Use of a self-contained unit filled with sawdust-type particles heated to the desired temperature and circulated by air pressure around the involved body part.
Fluidotherapy
Break in a bone.
Fracture
Exercise that mimics functional movements and activities. Functional movements incorporate strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination.
functional exercise
Instrument used to measure and document ROM.
Goniometer:
Methods to measure and document ROM.
Goniometry
Description of the past and current health status of the patient/client.
History
Pouch filled with silica gel and soaked in thermostatically controlled water.
hot pack
Use of the therapeutic effects of water by immersing the body part or entire body into a tank of water.
Hydrotherapy
Joint with excessive motion.
hypermobile joint
High muscle tone.
Hypertonia
Joint with less motion than is considered functional.
hypomobile joint:
Low muscle tone.
Hypotonia
Technique used when a patient’s dysfunction is the result of joint stiffness or hypomobility (loss of motion); applies to joint-specific passive movements, either oscillatory (rapid, repeated movements) or sustained
joint mobilization
Injection of a hypodermic needle into the lumbar subarachnoid space.
lumbar puncture (LP):
Creation of a computer image by placing the body part in a magnetic field.
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI):
Test allowing the therapist to assign a specific grade to a muscle, based on whether the patient can hold the limb against gravity, how much manual resistance can be tolerated, and whether there is full range of motion at a joint.
manual muscle testing (MMT):
Systematic use of various manual strokes designed to produce certain physiologic, mechanical, and psychological effects.
Massage
Ability to manipulate movement and nonmovement of the body’s musculoskeletal components.
motor control
Age-related processes of change in motor behavior.
motor development
Body’s mechanism for acquiring or learning voluntary motor control.
motor learning