ENS 363 Exam #1 Flashcards
Adapted physical education
physical education for those with disabilities
APT was affected most by _________ and ______
wars and attitudes
Social security act (1935)
people with disabilities qualify for social security; parents receive supplementation for disabled children; extra supplement for retired persons
Rehabilitation
return individual to their pre-injury condition (HARD!)
Habilitation
return individual to as close to normal as possible within the limits of the condition
Examples of habilitation
amputee, SCI, CP, MS, car accident taken off arm (cannot regenerate arm!)
How many individuals living with disabilities?
4,261,676 children
Disabling conditions include:
mentally retarded (3%) speech (.05%) orthopedic (.9%) sensory: visual and auditory (1%) learning disabilities (11%) other health impaired acquired brain injury drug babies autistic aids
True or False
ABI (acquired brain injury) did not exist before the 1980s
True
Adapted physical education
diversified program of developmental activities, sports, rhythms, games and dance that are suited to individuals who cannot safely or successfully be in regular physical education
Corrective physical education
physical disabilities and posture
Special physical education
used the same as adapted physical education or refers to non-physically disabled only (mentally retarded, learning disabled, sensory, behavioral)
Remedial education
improve through exercise
Developmental education
age related
Physical therapy
branch of rehabilitation to help patients regain or improve their physical abilities health that uses specially designed exercises - maximum movement and functional ability
range of motion!
Physical therapy jobs
hospitals
clinics (general practice, sports medicine, specialty - pediatric, orthopedic, neurological, geriatric)
Occupational therapy
generally work with manual dexterity and actives of daily living skills
Occupational therapy jobs
hospitals, nursing homes, retirement
Recreation therapy
use of purposeful activities to improve the physical, psychological, social or emotional aspects of an individual
Recreation therapy jobs
recreation dept.
hospitals
psych, alcohol & drug rehabilitation
nursing homes & retirement homes
Kinesiotherapy
formerly corrective therapy
as the treatment of disease, pathology, and congenital disorders through the use of therapeutic exercise and patient education
Acute care
immediate care, reaction to some variety of trauma
Chiropractic
body can heal itself when the skeletal system is correctly aligned and the nervous system is functioning properly, hands or adjusting tool to perform specific manipulations of the vertebrae
Disability
condition that can be described clinically
Handicap
prevents being able to adapted in society and do their ADL skills
Exceptional
extremes
gifted
mentally retarded
Able bodied
non-disabled
Stable condition
does not get worse as you get older, but as you age things could become more difficult
Progressive condition
gets worse with age, some will end up killing you, or range from mild disability to severe
Physical and neuromuscular disabilities
cerebral palsy acquired brain injury muscular dystrophy multiple sclerosis amputee epilepsy spinal cord injury
With muscular dystrophy, what is the fraction of patients that are kids?
2/3
___________ is the most common disability of young adults (18 - 40)
multiple sclerosis
Syndrome
group of symptoms (medically or socially)
Cerebral palsy
neuromuscular disability characterized by lesion in the brain
Most common contracture of cerebral palsy
wrist flexion
Most common type of cerebral palsy
spastic
Acquired brain injury
did not exist until 1980’s
trauma to brain usually from motor vehicle accidents
ABI, TBI, closed head injury all same
Muscular dystrophy
progressive degenerative neuromuscular condition where muscle is replaced by fat
True or False
There are 3 different genetic patterns of muscular dystrophy
True
Multiple sclerosis
most common progressive neuromuscular disability affecting adults usually between 20 - 40 years
Amputee
loss of part or all of a limb element
Epilepsy
clinical syndrome due to electro-chemical imbalance of the brain causing seizures/convulsions
Hypertension
blood pressure above 140/80
Law PL 94-142 (1975)
education for the handicapped - entitled kids admission to public schools, even with a disability
IDEA (1990)
re-authorization of PL 94-142
Mainstreaming
Placing an individual with a disability in a general physical education setting where they can be safe and successful
Least restrictive environment
Placing an individual with a disability in a setting where they can get the most out of it and the closest to a normal setting as possible (safety/successful)
Full inclusion
Placing a individual with a disability in a normal setting regardless of issue. It is their right to be educated with their peers
