Exam 1 Flashcards
Level of Irritability - Red
Pain before resistance
Level of Irritability - Yellow
Pain and resistance happening at the same time - perform isometrics
Level of Irritability - Green
Pain after resistance, good to go
Stage of Healing
Acute: 7-10 days
Sub-acute: 10 days to several weeks
Chronic: several weeks
MS problems are typically influenced by?
Movement or positions
Intermittent pain is usually caused by?
Prolonged postures, loose intra-articular body, impingement of a MS structure
Peripheralization
getting worse
Centralization
getting better
System Review
Determine if the patient is appropriate for PT
Red flags for cancer
Night pain
Unexplained weight loss
Constant pain
Tests and Measures are used to?
confirm or reject a clinical hypothesis
Support clinical judgement
Scanning Examination Purpose
rule out symptom referral
rule out serious pathology
ensure correct diagnosis
assess contractile/lnert tissues
When do you perform scanning examination?
no history of trauma
no history to explain signs & symptoms
redicular sign present
trauma with radicular sign
spinal cord signs
abnormal patterns or movement
suspected psychogenic pain
When can scanning be hold off?
history of trauma
recent surgery
What is included in a scanning?
PROM, AROM, ARM with resistance
Altered sensation
dermatome
Weakness in the nerve root
Myotome
Grading of Deep Tendon Reflex
0 - absent
1- diminished
2 - normal
3 - exaggerated
4 - clonus
Informal Observation
Body Language
Facial Expression
Fear
Attitude
Assistance
Contraindictions - Precautions with AROM
Suspected fracture
Fracture Healing Process
surgical considerations
irritable joint
excessive pain
Limitation in AROM
Strength
flexibility of anatagonist
arthro
neuromuscular control
nerve innervation
pain
limitation in PROM
Flexibility
arthro
pain
contractile
muscle belly
tendon
injury to anything that creates tension
inert
joint capsule
ligaments
bursa
articular surfaces of the joint
bone
contractile lesion
pain with Active contraction, PROM stretching, AROM resisted
Passive movement is painful in opposite direction
Active movement is painful in one direction
Inert Lesion
Active and passive movements painful in the same direction
Pain at end range
Resisted movements are not painful at neutral position
Full ROM & No pain
no lesion of the tested inert tissue
Pain & Limited ROM in every direction
Entire Joint affected / Capsular pattern
Pain & Excessive or limited ROM in a non-capsular pattern
Lesion of inert tissue (ligament)
Painfree, limited ROM
Precursor OA
Contractile Tissue Lesion
AROM or PROM is painful in the opposite direction
Normal Joint play
Hurts with resistance
Inert Tissue lesion
AROM and PROM limited and painful in the same direction
Resistance at neutral can be pain free
Capular Patterns
Pattern of limitation or restriction in ROM
Restricted in most or ALL ROM, whole capsule
Purpose of MMT
Testing muscle weakness / injury
Peripheral nerve injury
Myotome assessment
nerve root injury- radiculopathy
Fatigable weakness
Isokinetic strength testing
General muscle strength
Example: Post ACL Injury
Resisted Isometrics
distinguish between cotractile lesion vs Inert Lesion
At Neutral/ Open Pack position (most relaxed position) - discomfort : contractile injury, because Inert structures are at rest
Resisted Isometric testing
- Strong & Painless: Contractile tissue not involved
- Strong & Painful: Minor lesion of contractile tissue
- Weak & Painless: complete rupture of contractile tissue
- Weak & Painful - Major lesion of contractile tissue
- Painful on Repetition: Intermittent Claudication
Muscle weakness
peripheral nerve damage
within muscle belly itself
Fatigable weakness
Nerve root Issue
Muscle with the same innervation level will experience the same issue
Closed Pack Position
Maximally congruent - Most stability
Twist of Joint capsule & ligaments
Fractures & Dislocations typically occur in?
Closed Pack Position
Compression
movement into CPP
Distraction
Movement out of CPP
Open Pack Position
Capsule & Ligaments on Maximum Slack
Maximal “Joint play”
Capsular or ligamentous sprains typically occur in?
Loose or open packed position
Physiological motion
Result of concentric or eccentric active muscle contractions
Accessory Motion
Occurs inside the joint
Roll
Series of points in contact with a series of points
Spin
rotating around an axis
Slide
Specific point in contact with a series of points
Compression
Decrease in space between two joint surfaces