Functional Implications Flashcards
High Cervical Injuries (C1-C4)
Key Muscles
- Face and neck, CN innervation
- Partial innervation of diaphragm (if C3-C4 injury)
High Cervical Injuries (C1-C4)
Functional Capabilities
Dependent
* ADLs
* Bed Mobility
* Pressure relief in bed
Mod I
* Pressure relief in chair
* PWC w/mouth controls
Independent to Direct Care
* ADLs
* Pressure relief in bed
High Cervical Injuries (C1-C4)
Available Movements
- Talking
- Mastication
- Sipping
- Blowing
- Scapular elevation
High Cervical Injuries (C1-C4)
Required Equipment
- PWC w/driving control adaptations
- Portable vent (C1-2/3)
- Hospital bed with air mattress
- Hoyer lift
- Bathroom DME (TIS shower chair)
High Cervical Injuries (C1-C4)
How do C1-C3 and C4 injuries differ in their vent requirements?
C1-3 will be ventilatory dependent.
C4 should be able to eventually weak off vent.
What is an important consideration when a patient is ventilatory dependent?
Removes their ability to vocalize, requires adaptive communication equipment.
What is a Phrenic N. Stimulator and what level SCI might opt in?
AKA “diaphragm pacing”
- Electrical stimulation of the phrenic nerve (C3-C5) with surgically implanted devices that causes rhythmic contraction of diagphragm to improve breathing function.
C1-C3
C5
Key Muscles
- Biceps
- Brachialis
- Brachioradialis
- Deltoid
- Infraspinatus
- Rhomboids
- Supinator
C5
Functional Capabilities
Dependent
- Pressure relief in bed
- Transfers
- Bathing
- Bowel/bladder
- Outdoor WC mobility
MaxA
- Bed mobility
MinA
- Feeding and grooming w/adaptive equipment (set up)
ModI
- Pressure relief in PWC
- PWC mobility (hand controls)
- MWC short-distances/level and smooth surfaces
Ind to Direct Care
- Transfers
- Bed pressure relief
C5
Available Movement
- Elbow flexion and supination
- Shoulder ER, ABD, FLEX to 90º
C5
Required Equipment
- PWC w/appropriate driving control adaptations
- Lightweight MWC w/increased trunk supports (power assist push rims)
- Hospital bed w/air mattress
- Hoyer lift
- Bathroom DME (TIS shower chair)
- Mobile arm supports, adaptive ADL equipment, wrist supports with cuffs
C6
Key Muscles
- ECR?
- Infraspinatus
- Latissimus dorsi
- Pec major (claviclar portion)
- Pronator Teres
- Serratus Anterior
- Teres Minor
C6
Functional Capabilities
ModA - MaxA
- Pressure relief with hospital bed
MinA - ModI
- Level surface transfers
Mod I
- ADLs with adaptive equipment
- Bed mobility with hospital bed components/leg loops
- Pressure relief in PWC
- PWC
- MWC on smooth surfaces and low-grade ramps
Assistance
- LE dressing
- Bowel/bladder
- Uneven surface transfers
- Uneven surfaces/D-curbs with MWC
C6
Available Movements
- Shoulder FLEX, EXT, ER/IR, ADD
- Scapular ABD, protraction, UR
- Forearm pronation, wrist extension
At what level could you teach a patient the tenosynovitis grip?
C6
C6
Required Equipment
- PWC with adaptive driving controls
- Lightweight MWC
- Hospital bed w/air mattress
- Slideboard
- Bathroom DME (upright shower chair)
- Adaptive ADL equipment, universal cuffs, tenodesis splints
C5-C6
What is an important part of C5-C6 training as it relates to the respiratory function?
Cough is weak - requires cough assist