Final Practical Flashcards

1
Q

In order to use a cane, the pt has to be at least

A

WBAT or full wb (cannot be PWB)

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2
Q

What is the most stable assistive device

A

walker

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3
Q

Which type of walker is most stable

A

roller

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4
Q

what are guidelines to be able to use a hemi (one handed with handle) walker

A

must have full LE wb with full use of one UE

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5
Q

platform walker is not used for

A

strokes (rather used for UE injury)

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6
Q

platform walker cannot be used with what type of UE injury

A

humeral fx

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7
Q

can you do bilateral platform walker

A

yes

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8
Q

no railing or small stairwell with a walker, do what

A

going up-backwards with walker in

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9
Q

no railing or small stairwell with a walker, do what

A

going up-backwards with walker in front of pt (have chair at top and bottom)

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10
Q

3 point gait (normally used with walker and crutches)

A

DBG (device, bad, good)

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11
Q

4 point gait pattern would be good to use when

A

if they have WBAT and both LE are effected somehow

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12
Q

explain 2 point pattern

A

device and opp leg go at same time (not used with walker)

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13
Q

only ____ point pattern is used with walker

A

DBG (3 point)

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14
Q

explain pattern on stairs (going up) with a walker (with a railing)

A

uneven walker 1st, then good, then bad, then move walker

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15
Q

explain pattern on stairs (going down) with a railing

A

uneven walker 1st, then bad, then good, then move walker

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16
Q

If pt is NWB on one leg, how do they manuever stairs with a walker

A

hop

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17
Q

explain pattern on stairs (going up) with a walker (with a railing)

A

uneven the walker 1st, then good, then bad, then move walker

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18
Q

explain pattern on stairs (going down) with a railing

A

uneven the walker 1st, then bad, then good, then move walker

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19
Q

If pt is NWB on one leg, how do they manuever stairs with a walker

A

hop

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20
Q

how many fingers should you fit under armpit when fitting crutches

A

2-3

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21
Q

loftstrand crutches are for what type of use

A

long term

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22
Q

sit to stand with crutches

A

crutches on good side

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23
Q

canes always go on ___ side

A

good side

24
Q

always turn to

A

stronger side

25
Q

we guard the

A

weak side

26
Q

no handrail, stairs with crutches (up stairs)

A

good, crutches, bad

27
Q

no handrail, stairs with crutches (down stairs)

A

crutches, bad, good

28
Q

ALL stairs with crutches (going up stairs)

A

good, crutches, bad

29
Q

ALL stairs with crutches (going down stairs)

A

crutches, bad, good

30
Q

Cane with stairs is just like

A

crutches

31
Q

sternal precations, push up from ___ from the chair when sit to stand

A

knees, not push up from chair

32
Q

sternal precations, push up from ___ from the chair when sit to stand

A

knees, not push up from chair

33
Q

Hip precautions

A

don’t go past 90 degrees of flexion

34
Q

what should you do before moving a pt

A

test strength or vitals if need be (ask about dizziness)

35
Q

stroke pt, always check what b4 ambulation

A

hip flexion and hip extension MMT

36
Q

Drag to is used with what level of SCI

A

T1-T6

37
Q

Swing to is used with what level of SCI

A

T6-T8

38
Q

Swing through can be used with what level of SCI

A

T9-T12

39
Q

4 pt gait can be used for what level of spinal injury

A

lumbars or sacral

40
Q

4 pt gait can be used for what level of spinal injury

A

lumbars or sacral

41
Q

sit to stand in the bars with a person in a HKAFO is done how

A

legs extended you help them thrust up

42
Q

Explain the twist up method

A

lock the device, lock the wc, cross legs and push up

43
Q

so really, walking does not occur with what level of SCI

A

any Thoracic

44
Q

apraxia

A

issues taking thoughts and putting them into axns

45
Q

markers for par. bars

A

GT and ulnar styloid

46
Q

If a person has a very weak leg and one strong leg, how can you aid the person in standing from a wc

A

block the weak one with your knees

47
Q

IN the bars you stand where when they walk

A

in front of them

48
Q

on stairs you stand where when they ascend

A

behind

49
Q

on stairs you stand where when they descend

A

in front (you are always at the bottom of the stairs)

50
Q

before any parallel bar work, always do

A

MMT first

51
Q

we call our education ____ not ____

A

we say gait training, not ambulation

52
Q

we call our education ____ not ____

A

we say gait training, not ambulation

53
Q

paraparesis

A

partial paralysis

54
Q

paraparesis

A

partial paralysis

55
Q

hemiplegia

A

one whole side is paralyzed

56
Q

hemiplegia

A

one whole side is paralyzed