Exam 1 Flashcards
Common uses for STI
- Preparatory (prepare for subsequent treatment)
- Corrective (break scar tissue, myofascial release, etc)
- Supportive (pain reduction, removal of byproducts, reduce swelling)
Parts of an initial introduction
Handshake Eye contact Introduce self with title Address patient by last name Listen to patient (duh) Communicate findings
Maintaining a professional relationship
Obtain informed consent Ask permission for clothing removal Respect right to choose Drape unneeded areas Avoid sensitive topics DONT BE THE ONLY STAFF MEMBER
Pillow location for thoracolumbar massages
Abdomen (mid rib to greater trochanter)
Under shins
Clinical outcomes for effleurage
- sedation
- reduced perception of pain
Clinical outcomes for Petrissage
- reduced resting muscle tension
- sedation
- increased muscle extensibility
- pain reduction via trigger point reduction
Clinical outcomes for tapotement
- increased arousal
- airway clearance
- pain relief
- proprioceptive stimulation
Physical illness/nausea/fever
contra
acute conditions
contra
acute disk herniation
caution
acute inflammatory condition
caution
acute flare-up of inflammatory arthritis
contra
acute neuritis
contra
allergies to lubricants and cleansers
caution
anti-inflammatory injection site
caution
aneurysms
contra
areas altered or impaired sensation
contra
Buerger’s disease
caution
chronic digestive or abdominal disease
caution
baker’s cyst
contra
ectopic pregnancy
contra
chronic arthritic conditons
caution
chronic diarrhea
caution
Esophageal varicosities
contra
frostbite
contra
chronic superficial thromnbosis
caution
contusion
caution
local infection
contra
local irritable skin condition
contra
endometriosis
caution
flaccid paralysis
caution
malignancy
contra
peripheral neuropathy
contra
fracture (while casted and after)
caution
hernia
caution
phlebitis, thrombophlebitis, and arteritis
contra
post anti-inflammatory injection
contra
joint instability and hyper-mobility
caution
kidney infection or stone
caution