Exam 2-3 Flashcards
Why might a therapist use soft tissue mobilization
Misalignment
Scar tissue
Injury
Disease process
Benefits of soft tissue mobilization
Inc ROM
dec pain
Dec swelling
Inc function
What are three ways a therapist might try to inc mobility at a joint
Kinesiotaping
Myofascial release
Craniosacral therapy
Elastic adhesive tape that alleviates discomfort, decreases inflammation/pain/pressure, provides stability to the muscles and joints without restricting ROM
Kinesiotaping
Applying gentle sustained pressure to relieve pain and dysfunction and improve whole-body health and performance
Myofascial release
Releases deep tensions to relieve pain and dysfunction and improve whole-body health and performance , uses hands to test for the east of motion and rhythm of CSF around the brain and spinal cord, soft touch is used to release restrictions
Craniosacral therapy
Changes that take place in the control and speed of hand movement toward an object and preparation of hand grasp
Reach
Three hand arches
Longitudinal
Transverse
Oblique
The use of the eyes to fix on a stationary or moving object
Visual motor skills
Visual skills + fine motor skills =
Hand eye coordination
The clients ability to understand what they see
Visual perceptual skills
Eye hand coordination + visual perceptual skills =
Visual motor integration
Using pads of fingers (pad to pd)
Inferior pincer grasp
Using tips of fingers (tip to tip)
Superior pincer grasp
Pad to side of another finger (holding a key)
Lateral punch
Graded progression of learning how to release objects
Elongate finger flexors
Work on assisted release
Release against a surface
Unassisted release
Overall goal of developing prehension
Use a variety of grasp patterns to hold a variety of objects ( accommodate hands to objects)
Development of prehension
Voluntary hand opening
Grasp without reach , then grasp with reach
Grasp while carrying an object
Development of a radial digital grasp pattern
Grasp object when places in fingers
Grasp object from palm of therapist with therapist help
Grasp object from table near body infront of shoulder
Grasp object from table away from body infront of shoulder
Grasp object from table near midline
Grasp object off table when held by therapist
Graded progression of learning how to in hand manipulate
Finger to palm translation Palm to finger translation Simple rotation Shift Complex rotation
Finger to palm translation example
Pick up a coin with pincer grasp and move it to palm
Palm to finger translation example
Move coin from palm to fingers to place in vending machine
Simple rotation example
Rotate pencil to get it where you want it between fingers for writing
Shift example
Moving paper when cutting with scissors
Complex rotation example
Flipping over a pencil to erase
What is a major goal for a child with hemipelgia
Use the affect arm/hand as a helper in any bilateral task
