EXAM 1 - WRITTEN Flashcards
respiratory pathology - asthma
a spasm of the bronchial walls, which makes exhalation very difficult
joint congruency / joint surface position - open- / loose-packed / resting position
incongruent; parts of the capsule and supporting ligaments are lax; further passive separation of the joint surfaces can occur in this position
- joint mobilization techniques are best applied in the open-packed position; allow for the roll, spin, and glide
- joint play can be demonstrated in these open-packed positions; requires relaxed muscles and the external force of a trained practitioner to correctly demonstrate it
skeletal system pathologies - fracture / broken / cracked bone
break in the continuity of the bony cortex caused by direct force, indirect force, or pathology; described by type (closed), direction of fracture line (transverse), position of the bone fragments (overriding)
- children are incomplete (“green- stick”) or at the epiphysis
- elderly in the hip joint (proximal femur), resulting from a fall, or in the upper extremity from falling on the outstretched hand
circulatory pathology - thrombophlebitis / phlebitis
clot causes inflammation in a vein
joint end feel - boggy
ound in acute conditions in which soft tissue edema is present; has a soft, “wet sponge” feel
- immediately after a severely sprained ankle or with synovitis
PNS pathology - foot drop
damage to the common fibular (peroneal) nerve; compression of the common fibular nerve is often caused by cast pressure at the head of the fibula, where the nerve is quite superficial as it lies over the bony fibular head
simple machine types - pulley - movable
one end of the rope attached to a beam; the rope runs through the pulley to the other end where the force is applied; to increase the mechanical advantage of force
- load (resistance) is suspended from the movable pulley
vertebral column pathology - torticollis / wryneck
deformity of the neck; person’s head is laterally bent to one side and rotated toward the other side
osteokinematics - supination
rotation of the forearm that faces the palm of the hand forward, or anteriorly; elbow is flexed, the “palm up” position
arthrokinematics
joint surface motion; manner in which adjoining joint surfaces move on each other during osteokinematic joint movement
simple machine types - pulleys
grooved wheel that turns on an axle with a rope or cable riding in the groove; purpose is to either change the direction of a force or to increase or decrease its magnitude
PNS pathology - Cubital Tunnel syndrome
ulnar nerve crosses the medial border of the elbow as the nerve runs through a bony passageway called the cubital tunnel; tingling in the small and ring fingers from hitting the ulnar nerve at the cubital tunnel; ulnar nerve can also be compressed distally by sustained pressure on the hypothenar eminence
body planes / planes of action - sagittal plane
passes through the body from front to back and divides the body into right and left parts; vertical wall that the extremity moves along; motions occurring in this plane are flexion and extension; mid-sagittal plane would divide the body in the middle into equal right and left parts
articular system pathologies - tendonitis
inflammation of a tendon; present at either the musculotendinous junction, the tenoperiosteal junction, or within the body of the tendon
axial skeleton
forms the upright part of the body; 80 bones of the head, thorax, and trunk
muscle contraction - isotonic concentric
muscle contract, but this time there is joint motion; is joint move- ment, the muscles shorten, and the muscle attach ments (origin [O] and insertion [I]) move toward each other
degrees of freedom
number of planes, in which they can move
clinically significant:
- dealing with one or more distal joints: shoulder has 3 degrees of freedom, the entire limb from the finger to the shoulder would have 11
linear / translatory motion - rectilinear motion
movement that occurs in a straight line
accessory motion - component movements
small arthrokinematic joint motions that accompany active osteokinematic motion; no component motions can be done independently; they must accompany osteokinematic motions for normal joint motion to occur
muscle fiber arrangement - oblique type - multipennate
many tendons with oblique fibers in between
osteokinematics - protraction
linear movement along a plane parallel to the ground and away from the posterior midline
muscle fiber arrangement - parallel type
to the muscle’s long axis; tend to be longer and thus have a greater potential for shortening and producing more range of motion
respiratory pathology - bronchitis
involves the bronchi and their many subdivisions
CNS pathology - defect at the neuromuscular junction - Myasthenia Gravis
terminal axon synapses with the receptor site of muscles
- Symptoms: weakness and fatigue of skeletal muscles
circulatory pathology - aneurysm
abnormal outward bulging or ballooning that is often caused by a weakened area in the wall; may go undetected until it ruptures
osteokinematics
joint motion; the relationship of the movement of bones around a joint axis and through joint planes; at synovial joints
circulatory pathology - thoracic outlet syndrome
group of disorders involving compression of the brachial plexus and/or the subclavian artery and vein within in the spaced called the thoracic outlet; arious vascular, neurological, and muscular symptoms may result
joint types - fibrous joint
thin layer of fibrous periosteum between the two bones:
- synarthrosis
- syndesmosis
- gomphosis
length-tension relationship - total tension
combination of passive and active tension
muscle fiber arrangement - oblique type - bipennate
common feather pattern; fibers are obliquely attached to both sides of a central tendon
skeletal system pathologies - osteoporosis
loss of normal bone density, or bone mass; can weaken a bone to the point where it will fracture; vertebrae of an elderly person are common sites
PNS pathology - Bell’s Palsy
facial nerve (cranial nerve VII), which controls movement of facial muscles; usually temporary and typically affects only one side of the face; muscle paralysis
change in lever class
from a second-class (axis-resistance-force) to a third-class lever (axis-force-resistance)
- brachioradialis weight of the forearm and hand being the resistance.
1. middle of the forearm as its COG
2. weight of the forearm
3. hand (R) is located between the axis (elbow joint)
4. force (distal muscle attachment), - if you put a weight in the hand, the COG of the resistance is now located farther from the axis than the force (muscle); now working as a third-class lever.
direction of the movement in relation to gravity is another factor that will affect lever class
force
a push or pull action that can be represented as a vector; one object must act on another; can be a push, which creates compression; a pull, which creates tension; movement occurs if one opposing force pushes (or pulls) harder than the other or when two or more forces are working together.
- vector is a quantity having both magnitude and direction
- characteristics of force include:
1. Magnitude (each person is pushing equally in this case)
- Direction (shown by the arrow)
- Point of application (the same for both people)
circulatory pathology - arteriosclerosis
slow blood flow, “hardening” of the arteries; a problem in the legs and feet; vessel wall becomes less elastic and cannot dilate to allow greater blood flow when needed
osteokinematics - pronation
rotation of the forearm; the palm is facing backward, or posteriorly. When the elbow is flexed “palm down”
irregular bones
have a variety of mixed shapes that do not fit into the other cate- gories; allow them to fulfill a particular function; composed of cancellous bone and marrow encased in a thin layer of compact bone
exercise terminology
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arthrokinematic motion types - roll
rolling of one joint surface on another; ew points on each surface come into contact throughout the motion
osteokinematics - inversion
moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle
respiratory pathology - hyperventilation
during rapid breathing when more carbon dioxide is removed from the system than is being produced metabolically
- common treatment for hyperventilation involves breathing into a paper bag to “rebreathe” carbon dioxide
PNS pathology - burner / stinger syndrome
following a stretch or compression injury to the brachial plexus from a blow to the head or shoulder
- symptoms: immediate burning pain, prickly paresthesia radiating from the neck, numbness, and even brief paralysis of the arm
- symptoms should resolve within minutes, although shoulder weakness and muscle tenderness of the neck may continue for a few days
PNS pathology - Carpal Tunnel syndrome
compression of the median nerve as it passes within the carpal tunnel; formed by the transverse carpal ligament superficially and the bony floor of the carpal bones deeply
articular system pathologies - osteoarthritis / degenerative arthritis
type of arthritis that is caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of one or more joints; frequently with age and commonly affects the hands, feet, spine, and large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees
osteokinematics - horizontal adduction
cannot occur from the anatomical position; must be preceded by either flexion or abduction, then movement forward is horizontal adduction
circulatory pathology - embolism
blood clot (or other foreign matter, such as air, fat, or tumor) that becomes dislodged and travels to another part of the body through ever smaller vessels until becoming wedged, causing an obstruction
osteokinematics - dorsiflexion
movement toward the dorsum (superior aspect) of the arm or foot; at the wrist and ankle joints
joint types - synovial / diarthrodial joint - biaxial joint - condyloid joint
occurs in two different directions; flexion and extension occur around the frontal axis, and radial and ulnar deviation occur around the sagittal axis
respiratory pathology - flail chest
four or more ribs are fractured in two places (comminuted); causes that part of the chest wall to collapse rather than expand during inspiration; chest wall will also expand during expiration
CNS pathology - congenital defect - spina bifida
posterior segments of some of the vertebrae fail to close during embryo development
- occulta - small bony defect is present, but the spinal cord and nerves are usually normal
- meningocele - bony defect through which the meninges protrude; little or no nerve damage
- myelomeningocele - the meninges and spinal nerves come through the bony defect, causes nerve damage and severe disability.
simple machine types - lever - wheel and axle
wheel / crank attached to and turning together with an axle; large wheel connected to a smaller wheel and typically is used to increase the force exerted; turning around a larger wheel or handle requires less force, whereas turning around a smaller axle requires a greater force
length-tension relationship - active insufficiency
point at which a muscle cannot shorten any farther; occurs to the agonist (the muscle that is contracting/ shortening); myosin filaments are contacting the z-lines, and the sarcomere cannot get any shorter; the joint has not run out of range of motion
- hamstrings can perform either hip extension or knee flexion but cannot shorten enough to perform both simultaneously
- if you flex your knee while your hip is extended, you cannot complete the full knee flexion range
- inability to complete full knee flexion happens because the hamstrings are being asked to shorten over the hip and over the knee at the same time, and the muscle does not have the capability to shorten that much
skeletal system pathologies - osteopenia
reduced bone mass, not as severe as osteoporosis
CNS pathology - spinal cord trauma - incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) - Brown-Séquard syndrome
injury to one side of the spinal cord, causing weakness and loss of proprioception on the side of the injury and loss of pain and thermal sensation on the opposite side
PNS pathology - Morton’s neuroma
enlarged nerve and usually occurs between the third and fourth toes (branches of the tibial nerve); enlargement usually involves nerve compression in a confined space; compression could be from a flattening of the metatarsal arch; transfering weight forward, putting more pressure on the metatarsal arch area; creating compression on the nerves as they pass between the metatarsals
joint end feel - empty
movement produces considerable pain and the patient stops the clinician from moving the joint beyond the painful point; clinician does not bring the joint to the end of its physiologic range of motion, there is no way to tell if a limitation may exist past the point of pain, or to determine the tissue type that would have been the cause of any potential limitation
articular system pathologies - subluxation
partial dislocation of a joint; occurs over a period of time
force type - resultant
overall effect of these two different forces lies somewhere in between
arthrokinematic motion types - spin
rotation of the movable joint surface on the fixed adjacent surface; same point on each surface remains in contact with each other
length-tension relationship - length
determines the amount of force a muscle can generate
- optimal length: slight stretch (but not overstretched)
1. maximum interface between actin and myosin filaments; every myosin head is bound to an actin filament.
2. some passive tension in the muscle.
respiratory pathology - hiccups
involuntary spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by rapid closure of the glottis which produces short, sharp, inspiratory sounds
bone markings - projections or processes that attach tendons, ligaments
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respiratory pathology - rib separation
dislocation between the rib and its costal cartilage
short bones
equal dimensions of height, length, and width, giving them a cube shape; lots of articular surface; articulate with more than one bone; a thin layer of compact bone covering cancellous bone, which has a marrow cavity in the middle
joint types - synovial / diarthrodial joint - uniaxial joint - pivot joint
in the transverse plane around the longitudinal axis
force type - concurrent
two or more forces must act on a common point but must pull or push in different directions
joint congruency / joint surface position
how well joint surfaces match or fit; surfaces of a joint are congruent in one position and incongruent in all other positions.
vertebral curves
lordosis - cervical and lumbar - concave posteriorly
kyphosis - thoracic and sacral - convex posteriorly
- more strength and resilience, approximately 10 times more than if it were a straight rod
- spine is a pillar to support the body’s weight and to protect the spinal cord; curves help the spine withstand great amounts of stress by providing a more even distribution of body weight
length-tension relationship - tenodesis / tendon action of a muscle
- rest your flexed elbow on the table in a pronated position, relax, and let your wrist drop into flexion, you will notice that your fingers have a tendency to extend passively
- supinate your forearm and relax your wrist into extension, your fingers will have a tendency to close; if tendons were a little tight, this opening and closing would be more pronounced
- use this principle to grasp and release light objects; supination of the forearm, the weight of the hand and gravity causes the wrist to fall into hyperextension; closes the fingers, creating a slight grasp; pronation of the forearm causes the wrist to fall into flexion, thus opening the fingers and releasing an object
osteokinematics - circumduction
motion that describes a circular, cone-shaped pattern; involves a combination of four joint motions:
(1) flexion, (2) abduction, (3) extension, and (4) adduction
joint end feel - soft / soft tissue approximation
muscle bulk is compressed, particularly evident on a person with well-developed muscles or who is extremely obese
muscle contraction - isokinetic
speed of the motion stays the same for the duration of the contraction; done only with special equipment that regulates the speed of motion; resistance to the part varies, but the speed stays the same
- body part to be exercised is usually connected to a machine that does not produce any movement itself, but limits the speed it will allow the body part to move when a contraction is performed
- tries to move faster than the speed limit, they will end up generating more resistance against the machine
- does not push as fast/hard, there will be less resistance
PNS pathology - wrist drop
loss of wrist extension and a weakened ability to release objects (finger extension) will result from a high radial nerve injury, which is often a complication of a mid-humeral fracture
vertebral column pathology - spondylolisthesis
results from a fracture, or giving way, of a defective pars inter- articularis; one vertebra slips forward in relation to an adjacent vertebra, usually L5 slipping anterior on S1
articular system pathologies - strains
overstretching of muscle fibers; strains are graded depending on severity
vertebral column pathology - whiplash
type of cervical sprain in which the head and neck suddenly and forcefully hyperextends then flexes, like the cracking of a whip
- common during a rear-end car accident; when the head and neck hyperextend, soft tissue structures (muscles, ligaments, joint capsules) on the anterior side of the neck are stretched; followed quickly by a forceful cervical flexion
- results in the overstretching of soft tissue structures on the posterior side; severity of the injury will dictate the amount of muscle, capsular, and ligamentous pain, and possible joint instability
bone types
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articular system pathologies - bursitis
inflammation of the bursa
osteokinematics - lateral / external rotation
rotation is movement of a bone or part around its longitudinal axis; if the anterior surface rolls outward, away from the midline
force type - parallel
same plane and in the same or opposite direction; middle force must always be located between the two parallel forces of sufficient strength to resist the other two forces; two forces must be of sufficient strength to resist the middle force
joint end feel - springy block
rebound movement is felt at the end of the ROM; occurs with internal derangement of a joint
- torn cartilage.
state of equilibrium
object is balanced, all torques acting on it are even, depends primarily on the relationship between the object’s center of gravity and its base of support
- gravity - mutual attraction between the earth and an object
- center of gravity - balance point of an object at which torque on all sides is equal; point at which the planes of the body intersect
- base of support - part of a body that is in contact with the supporting surface
vertebral column pathology - lordosis / swayback
abnormally increased curve from the normal anterior-posterior curvature of the lumbar spine
osteokinematics - horizontal abduction
cannot occur from the anatomical position; must be preceded by either flexion or abduction, then movement backward is horizontal abduction
CNS pathology - congenital defect - cerebral palsy
group of nonprogressive disorders of the brain that result from damage in utero, at birth, or soon after birth. It is not always congenital; signs and symptoms of cerebral palsy are variable and depend on the area of the brain that is damaged.
insertion
more movable bone; when muscle contracts, one end of the joint moves toward the other
osteokinematics - abduction
movement away from the midline of the body
simple machine types - lever - 2nd class
resistance is in the middle, with the axis at one end and the force at the other end; favors power because a relatively small force (the muscle) can move a large resistance (the body); the body can be raised only a fairly short distance.
- longer the FA
1. easier it is to move the part and the longer the RA
2. harder it is to move the part
circulatory pathology - hemorrhage / bleeding
break in a blood vessel allows blood to leak out of the closed system
length-tension relationship - passive insufficiency
multijoint muscle cannot be lengthened any farther without damage to its fibers; occurs to the antagonist (the relaxed muscle that is on the opposite side of the joint from the agonist—the contracting muscle); stretched over both joints at the same time and have become passively insufficient; cannot be stretched any farther.
- hamstring is long enough to be stretched over each joint individually (hip flexion or knee extension), but not both simultaneously
- flex your hip with your knee flexed, you can complete the range, can touch the toes by flexing both the hip and the knee
- hamstrings are being stretched over only one joint (the hip); can also extend your knee fully when the hip is extended because the hamstrings are being lengthened over only the knee
- try to flex your hips to touch your toes with your knee extended you will probably experience a stretch in the posterior thigh well before you reach full hip flexion
circulatory pathology - hemorrhage / bleeding - subdural bleeds
occurs from head trauma tends to be subdural (under the dura mater); occur in veins, which are under less pressure, so symptoms tend to develop more slowly
cervical plexus
anterior rami of the first four cervical nerves (C1 to C4) split and join together in a specific pattern to form the cervical plexus
- C2 goes to the sternocleidomastoid
- C3 and C4 supply the trapezius
- levator scapula receives innervation from C3 through C5
- anterior scalene gets some innervation from C4, and the middle scalene gets innervation from C3 and C4
- phrenic nerve, which is formed by branches of C3 through C5 and innervates the diaphragm
circulatory pathology - arteriosclerosis - heart attack / myocardial infarction
a complete atherosclerosis blockage
force type - linear
two or more forces are acting along the same line
accessory motion forces - bending and torsional
a combination
- bending occurs when an other-than-vertical force is applied, resulting in compression on the concave side and distraction on the convex side
- rotary or torsional forces involve a twisting motion; ne force is trying to turn one end or part about a longitudinal axis while the other force is fixed or turning in the opposite direction
circulatory pathology - heart murmur
extra or unusual heart sound in addition to the normal lub-dub sounds heard during a heart contraction; whooshing that can be heard through a stethoscope is usually turbulent blood back-flow; whooshing sound may be normal for that individual or a sign of valve pathology that allows blood to flow in the wrong direction
body axes
points that run through the center of a joint around which a part rotates