Exam 4 Flashcards
What are the connections for the plantar fascia strap
Calcaneus and toes
Where does the plantar fascia and the calcaneal tendon attach to.
Calcaneus
What are the triceps surae
Where the two heads of the gastrocnemius and the soleus blend into the calcaneal tendon.
They attach to the tuberosity of the posterior calcaneus by way of the calcaneal tendon
Where the most pain is felt with plantar fasciitis while examining the gait
The push-off phase of the gait, when passive extension of the toes increases tensile stress in the plantar fascia.
Pain for plantar fasciitis is most intense near what attachment?
The calcaneal attachment of the plantar fascia where tearing is most likely to occur.
What is tensile stress
Related to a force that wants to pull material apart or stretch it.
When are symptoms of plantar fasciitis most felt?
Most frequently with the first steps in the morning or after rest. During periods of inactivity, the tissue is healing and becomes contracted and less flexible, making the first steps after rest very painful.
What action will stress the plantar fascia while standing on the toes.
Plantar flexion of the ankle, which shortens the calcaneal tendon, and passive extension to the toes, which adds tensile stress to the plantar fascia.
What are bone spurs and how do they develop?
When the integrity of the plantar fascia is compromised, this action may cause pain, swelling, or tearing of fibers. In all of the cases described above, tension in the plantar fascia increases stress on the periosteum of its small bony attachment on the calcaneus, pulling the tissue away from the bone, which may result in the development of bone spurs.
How injured plantar fascia repairs itself.
During periods of rest
Does the plantar fasciitis have a blood supply
A very limited supply.
What action causes pain when stretching the plantar fascia?
Weight gain
Where plantar fasciitis is concerned, what action will cause pain and weakness.
Active extension of the toes (pain); Passive dorsiflexion of the ankle (pain); passive extension of the toes(pain); resisted dorsiflexion of the ankle (weakenss)
Treatment position for patient with plantar fasciitis
Begin in the prone position with the ankles bolstered to reduce passive flexion of the ankle
What is a sprain
LISP - Ligament = Sprain
An overstretch injury to a ligament
BBL - Bone:Bone=Ligament
What is the windlass mechanism
The plantar fascia simulates a cable attached to the calcaneus and the metatarsophalangeal joints.
Dorsiflexion during the propulsive phase of gait winds the plantar fascia around the head of the metatarsals. This shortens the distance between the calcaneus and the metatarsals, and results in elevation of the medial longitudinal arch. The plantar fascia shortening that results from hallux dorsiflexion is the essence of the windlass mechanism principle
Function of a ligament
They function to stabilize joints, restrict excessive movement, and prevent the movement of a joint in a direction that may cause injury.
When is a ligaments function passive?
when it is compressed during a movement
what is crimping related to a ligament
collagen fibers in ligaments are crimped to allow lengthening without causing damage. When the tensile load increases, the collagen fibers begin to uncrimp, and the ligament lengthens
What is CREEP
When tension increases and more collagen fibers uncrimp, the ligament will stiffen to resist the stretch and absorb energy.
Ligament deformation
When the tensile load that lengthens/shortens a ligament is constant/repetitive/chronic, the ligament may change into a shape that is less effective for preventing movements that may cause injury and conversely adapt to a shape that enables a postural deviation.
When a ligament is injured, in the acute stage how does the body respond?
Inflammation. Rest.
When is scar tissue developed in a sprain?
During the healing process of a ligament injury. It has inferior biomechanical function and stability; thus under tensile stress can only bear a fraction of the load that a healthy ligament can.
What is reflexive muscle activity and what is it’s role when a ligament is injured?
Neurological signals activate this response to stabilize the joint. It can cause a contraction on one side of the joint near the damaged ligament to compensate for the lost stability while a reflexive inhibition my develop to keep opposing muscles from contracting intensely enough to pull the weakened joint out of place and further damage the ligament.