Exam #3 Flashcards
What are the 2 curves In the spine?
- Kyphosis
- Lordosis
What is lamina?
It is the process close to the spinous process
What are the 3 ligaments in the spine?
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
- Posterior longitudinal ligament
- Ligamentom flavium
What does pressure cause on a nerve?
- Pralisis
- Numbness
- Decreased sensation
What is a disc herniation?
-The nuclear matter had made it outside of the fibers of the anuallus
What are Makenzie exercises? what does it do for a herniated disc
Back extension exercises
-It pushes the nuclear material back into the disc
What causes a pinched nerve?
- Tumors
- Bone spurs
- Trauma
- Compression fractures
what is a laminectomy?
To cut the lamina and remove the bone spurs from the verterbre
What is the recovery time of a laminecotmy?
up to 3 months
What is whiplash?
-Hyperflexion of the neck and then hyperextension
What are some contributing factors to high incidents of whiplash in BC?
- High alpine roads
- Large healthy aging population
- Multicultural population
What is TMJ?
- it is jaw pain
Causes headachs
What is the WAD classification (0-4)?
Grade 0: No physical sign or complaint
Grade 4: Neck pain and fracture
What are some factors that affect the severity of whip lash?
- Being unprepaired
- Poor position of head rest
- Head turned one way
- Getting hit from behind
What does the treatment look like for whiplash in the acute phases?
- Possible collars
- NASIDS
- Light ROM
What is scheuermans disease?
Hyper kyphosis of the spine in a child
What is the cause of scheuemans disease?
The verterbral body did not develop properly
What are schoral nodes?
Form of pockets of disc material inside the verterbral body
What are some other ediologies of scheunrmens?
- Genitics
- Child osteoporosis
- Mechanical reasons
How is scheuermans diagnosed and treatment?
- Xray to see the spine
- Milwalkee brace is used for people under the age of 14`
How often is the milwalkee brace used for?
Every day all day up until the age of 14
What is posterior fusion?
-The person has a kyphosis of 65 degrees or less
What is lumbar instability? and some reasons for it
- Pain when moving in extension and rotation
- DDD
- Trauma
- Disc herniation
What is an example of instability?
Spondylolisthesis
-Forward slippage of the vertabre resulting in fracture
What are some sacral joint dysfunction causes?
- Slipping and falling
- Child birth
- Car accidents
What are grade 1,2,3 of instability?
Grade 1: 25
Grade 2: 50
Grade 3: 50+
