Exam 1 Flashcards
15 Contraindications to Exercise
- Dyspnea at rest
- Chest pain at rest
- Pulmonary embolism
- Arrhythmias
- Use of anti-arrhythmias
- Pericarditis
- Moderate to severe valvular disease
- Temporary pacemaker
- Hypotension
- Orthostatic Hypotension
11, 12, 13 Uncontrolled hypertension, DM, CHF - Fever of 101 or more
- Severe joint pain
Signs to Decrease Level of Activity
1,2 Exercise induced chest pain and dyspnea
- Significant heart arrythmias
- Heart rate exceeding target heart rate
- ST segment displacement 2 mm or more
- Decrease in systolic BP over 20 mmHg or more
- Intermittent claudication
- Ataxia, confusion, or other cerebral symptoms
Signs and Symptoms to Warrant Cessation of Exercise
- Angina
- Dyspnea
- Arrhythmias
- HR increase of 20 BPM or more
- Palpitations
- Nausea
- Diaphroesis
4 goals of therapeutic exercise
- Remediate or prevent impairments
- Improve or restore physical function
- Prevent or reduce health-related risk factors
- Optimize overall health status, fitness, and well-being
Types of TE interventions
Aerobic conditioning Muscular performance Stretching (muscle-lengthening and joint play) Neuromuscular control Postural control Balance and agility Relaxation exercises Breathing exercises Task-specific exercises
Factors that must be considered for TE to be safe
Health history and current health status Medications list and medical clearance Environment Know a patient can accurately perform an exercise PT uses proper body mechanics
Common physical impairments managed with TE
Musculoskeletal
Cardiopulmonary
Neuromuscular
Integumentary
Primary prevention
Prevent disease through health promotion
Secondary prevention
Early diagnosis and reduction of severity of disease
Tertiary prevention
Limit progression of existing disability and improve aspects of chronic, irreversible disease
Discrete task
Action has recognizable beginning and end
Serial task
Series of discrete movements
Continuous task
Repetitive uninterrupted movements that have no distinct beginning and end
Cognitive motor learning
Pt learns the goal/purpose/requirements of the task. Pt gets feel for exercise and is easily distracted
Associative motor learning
Pt makes infrequent errors and concentrates on fine-tuning motor task
Autonomous
Movements are automatic. Pt is able to multitask and adapt to different demands
Pre-practice considerations that influence motor learning
- Understanding of doing exercise
- Ability to focus on task
- Demonstration of tasks
- Pre-practice verbal instructions
Blocked practice order
Same task or series of tasks is performed repeatedly in a predictable order
Random order practice
Slight variations of same task are carrier out in an unpredictable order
Random/Blocked order practice
Variations of the same task are performed in a random order but each variation is performed more than once
PROM indications
- Area where there is acute, inflamed tissue
2. When a patient is not able to actively move a body segment
ROM Contraindications
- Motion is disruptive to healing process
2. When the patient response or condition is life threatening
PROM Precautions
- Motion during early phases or healing benefit healing and early recovery
- Signs of too much or wrong motion (pain and inflammation)
- Carefully initiated to major joints to minimize venous stasis
PROM Goals
- Minimize the effects of contractures
- Maintain joint and CT mobility
- Maintain mechanical elasticity of muscle
- Maintain patient’s awareness of movement
- Assist circulation and vascular dynamics
- Assist with healing process
- Decrease complications that would occur with immobilization
- Decrease or inhibit pain
- Enhance synovial movement for cartilage nutrition
PROM limitations
- Does not prevent muscle atrophy
- Does not increase strength or endurance
- Does not assist circulation to extent that active ROM does
AROM Indications
- When patient can use muscles actively
- When a segment of body is immobilized for a long period of time, mobilize segment above and below
- Aerobic conditioning programs and to relieve stress from sustained posture
AROM Precautions
- When motion during early phases of healing has been shown to benefit healing and early recovery
- . Signs of too much or wrong motion
- AROM to ankles and feet to minimize venous stasis and thrombus formation
- After MI, CABG, and transluminal coronary angioplasty AROM of UE and limited walking are tolerated under careful monitoring of symptoms
AROM Goals
- Maintain physiological elasticity and contractility of muscles
- Provide sensory feedback from contracting muscles
- Provide stimulus for bone and joint tissue integrity
- Increase circulation and prevent thrombus formation
- Develop coordination and motor skills for functional activities
AROM limitations
- Does not maintain or increase strength of strong muscles
2. Does not develop skill or coordination except in movement patterns used