Extra For Chapter 5 Flashcards
Kinesthesia
-Feeling the movement of limbs and joints
EX: walking without looking at feet
Proprioception
-lets us perceive location, movement, and action of parts of body.
- EX touching nose with eyes closed
Tactile localization
- ability to know where on the skin one is being touched
Two point discrimination
Ability to know that two nearby objects touching skin are truly two distinct points
Barognosis
Ability to perceive weight of objects by holding/ lifting them
Sterognosis
Ability to identify shape and form of 3D object without seeing it
Graphesthesia
Recognition of movements drawn on skin.
Abnormalities of muscle tone are most common in what kind of disorders?
Neurological
Hypertonia
-too much muscle tone, muscle over activity
-uncontrollable spasms
Hypotonia
Weak muscle tone
Dystonia
-muscles contract involuntarily
Dsypnea
Shortness of breathe
Which is harder to do eccentric or concentric?
Eccentric- more energy and organ and insertion are further apart
Most effective strengthening exercise?
Isotonic
Mobilization
Therapist slowly moves joint within its normal range of movement