Functional Mobilization 1 Flashcards
Functional Mobilization Treatment Strategies
- Identify mechanical articular/soft tissue hypomobility
a. Trace and isolate to greatest restriction
b. Localize restricted barrier to depth, angle, direction - Dynamic localization of restriction
a. Spinal- flexion, extension, then diagonal directions
b. Extremity localize in diagonal
c. Limiting folding or lengthening - Treatment hand applies a localizing sustained pressure to identified restrictions
a. Sustained pressure with gradual increase with release following path of release
b. Not resolving with 10 sec. alter technique (unlocking spiral or direct oscillations) - Mobilization of restriction
-superimpose specific sustained contraction “don’t treat through dirty lever” - Directions of sustained contraction - direct vs indirect. Can use either for tissues lacking lengthening
A. Direct - Resistance in direction of restriction.
- Use for: articulations do not fold
B. Indirect - - Progression to COI or Isotonic reversals
- Neuromuscular Reeducation
8.Motor control - Prolonged holds through phasic shakes
a. ROM improvement utilize COI to new ROM (phasic shakes)
b. PNF for pain
- Direct: directly to painful region
- indirect: Use irradiation and antagonistic contractions
c. Increase ROM improving neuromuscular control-COI
d. Reeducation of dysfunctional components of Characteristics of Neuromuscular Control
9.Training pt participation in treatment process
a. Active relaxation
b. Active movement
c. Resisted Movement
d. Communication/self-awareness- change in symptoms, discomfort guide treatment - PNF to perform efficient posture and body mechanics (CFS) and development of HEP
Hypervigilant nervous and immune system characteristics
- Pain beyond typical healing time
- Painful motion changes
- Pain location and laterality changes
- Painful area progressively enlarges
- Sensitivity is disproportionate to tactile pressure
- Painful in many areas at the same time
Self-limiting process
Acute pain experience
Trauma occurs -> nervous system evaluates/orchestrates -> immune system responds -> Area is prepped -> fibroblasts get busy / local inflammation (and pain) cycle down
Acute pain experience
Pain should stop when
No longer has biological value
Acute processes fail to cycle down/pain becomes protracted
Inflammation becomes systemic
Sustained pain experience
Chronic hormone and immune activity can lead to
Auto-immune responses in the body that can cause pain
multisystem approach to down regulating chronic central and systemic inflammtion
Re-educating brain on the pain process
Regulating stress
Replenishing nutrients
enhancing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrition
Restoring hormonal balance
Achieving sleep
healing GI system
Restoring efficiency throughout the body’s structures and functions
Lumbar pathology patient education
- education about problem and self care
- Understanding the basic science of their injury or pathology
- Mechanisms underlying their pain experience
Knowledge for controlling degenerative cascade
a. Anatomy
b. Genetics (variation in spinal foramen)
c. Natural progression of degeneration
d. Nutrition
e. Inflammation and its many causes
f. Alignment, responsiveness, strength, mobility, motor control
g. Body mechanics and usage
h. Employment and recreational stresses
Training for degeneration
a. training to alter symptom generating habit patterns of posture and movements
b. treating the existing mechanical dysfunctions that are contributing to symptoms, dysfunction postures, and movements
c. addressing the neuromuscular dysfunction of core: initiation, strength, endurance
d. Enhancing motor control, balance, and coordinated movement
e. developing patient management skills for self care and conditioning
Methods of supporting neutral sitting position
Active sitting-sacral roll using towel roll, clothing, better backs pillow, or foam wedge
-sacrum block to help stab sacrum
-Towel roll for pelvic tilt support
-Pillow behind back for neutral sitting
Drop one leg off side of chair
Back support sitting
Resting sitting-reclined or restful sitting using pillow to support spine against backrest
Standing posture self evaluation
Body scan
weight bearing (feet, one side)
Effort (calves or Anterior tibialis)
Knee bend
Pelvis tilt
Lumbar spine positioning
Thoracic spine positioning
Shoulder girdle positioning
Arm positioning
Neck positioning
Head positioning
Self correction of posture
- Balance through center of feet
- Tense and then soften your knees
- Pelvic oscillations to attain neutral
- Adjust thoracic cage over pelvis
- Both hands on sternum, breath in and out
- Pivot prone
- Axial elongation
Principles of soft tissue mobilization
Manual contact
Application of STM
Mobility (Contractile tissue-myofascial)
Position of tissues being tested
Position of tissues being treated
Depth of palpation
Force of application
Rhythm-perpendicular strumming
Speed-parallels
Duration
Manual contact types
Direct/indirect
General (forearm)/specific (finger/thumb)
Application of STM
a. Sustained (prolonged) pressure into barrier: Perpendicular vs parallel
b. Unlocking spirals into direction of ease
c. Direct oscillations
- unidirectional direct oscillations
- perpendicular strumming
d. Association oscillations with any of the above
e. Active or resisted contraction during application of STM
Mobility of ST
a. Physiological - functional excursion
b. Accessory - muscle play
Precautions/Contraindications for STM
- Malignancy
- Inflammatory skin condition
- Fracture
- Sites of hemorrhage
- Obstructive Edema
- Localized infections
- Aneurysm
- Acute Rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteomyelitis
- Advanced Osteoporosis
- Advanced Diabetes
- Increased symptoms
- Fibromyalgia - during exacerbation
- Pregnancy (precaution)
Vertical Compression contraindications- sitting
- Pt is highly irritable to loading
- Increase in painful symptoms with just placing hands on shoulders
- Do not add more force after beginning to produce symptoms. Do not continue to add force after segmental displacement occurs
- Anyone with delayed onset of symptoms after being treated.
- Symptoms, fracture, etc. of upper quadrant may be exacerbated with application of vertical compression
Vertical compression contraindication - standing
Same as sitting
1. Acute lumbar shift (derangement). Correct derangement first
2. Lower extremity dysfunction may be exacerbated by compression
Standing elbow flexion test contraindications
- Upper Extremity problem- Elbow/shoulder fracture or pain which may be exacerbated by compression
- TOS symptoms which are increased by minor elbow flexion resistance
- Irritable cervical symptoms
Standing LPM contraindications
- Highly irritable patient- or if increased symptoms are experienced
- Pt must be supported or test avoided if marked balance disturbance exists
- If mild VC increased symptoms, only test in corrected position
Superficial fascia finger glide contra
Through friable or irritable skin (Fresh incision, burn, grafted area, psoriasis, elderly; easily bruising, PVD, or denervated regions
-use skin slide (Except for recent skin graft)
Never stretch incision linearly as it will stimulate hypertrophy
Sacral sulcus precautions/contra
Too much force to hypermobile sacrum could exacerbate symptoms. Use less force and cascade of techniques
iliac crest precautions/contra
- Caution with hypermobile innominate into anterior torsion
- Acute nerve root pain or cuneal nerve pain may be exacerbated with firm pressure to iliac crest. (slow down and use cascade of techniques to facilitate normalization of tissues and protect vulnerable structures
12th rib precautions/contra
- Steriod use, osteoporosis, fracture
- Caution with kidney and spleen problems and all transplant patients
- Caution with unstable thoracic lumbar region
Associated Oscillation precautions/contra
- Vestibular symptoms or vertigo
- Contraindicated on side of nerve root pain
- caution with hypermobility
- Caution with highly irritable articular or myofascial structure in region used for oscillation
Groove of spine precautions/contras
- Suspect or confirmed fracture of spine; work superior to inferior direction first to avoid lymph stasis in upper thoracic region
- Osteoporosis
- Caution to maintain neutral during RX of acute hypermobile segment and acute nerve root
Strumming precautions/Contras
- Touch sensitive patients who cannot relax during strumming
- Caution in nerve root patients since oscillating motion may exacerbate peripheral symptoms
- If vestibular or vertigo symptoms
Direct oscillations Precautions/contras
- If oscillation exacerbates symptoms
- If vestibular or vertigo symptoms are elicited
Unilateral Parallel mobilization precautions/contras
Avoid long passes along border with friable skin or over adipose tissue
Central Parallel on paraspinals/general lumbar spine Precautions/contras
- Caution to maintain neutral, especially with any disc or nerve root involvements
- Unilateral treatment may increase pain in hypermobile segment
- Osteoporosis of rib cage
- Chronic steriod use (transplant and asthmatic patients)
- Labor symptoms of pregnancy
- Abdominal malignancy
Elbow at iliac crest Precautions/Contras
Caution to not put pressure on 12th rib and cluneal nerves
Hip external rotators Precautions/Contras
Caution with
1. end of range hip motion with hypermobile innominate
2. Osteoporotic hip
3. Sciatic nerve inflammation
Hip Capsule Precautions/Contras
Avoid excess force when stabilizing on the femur- osteoporosis
Muscle tone Precautions/Contras
Sustained pressure to a local point
1. Acute caution in fibromyalgia
2. Muscle tears acute
Forward bending in sitting Precautions/Contras
- flexion sensitivity - nerve root involvement
- Pregnancy
- Cervical nerve root or flexion sensitive TOS
- Respiratory problems with are exacerbated by full flexion
- Anterior rib cage problems such as fracture or osteoporosis
Hip flexion with knee extension Precautions/Contras
- Caution with patients with positive straight leg raising test
- caution and need to stabilize if hypermobile innominate into posterior torsion or lumbar flexion sensitivity
- Caution with resistance below the knee for ACL lesions
Hip extension in Thomas test position Precautions/Contras
- Hypermobile SI - be sure to have opposite leg in full flexion and localize your mobilization to the hip joint
- Nerve root involvement or hypermobile lumbar spine - caution and support in neutral
Half prone knee flexion hip extension Precautions/Contras
- caution needed with hypermobile or nerve root involvement. Stabilize pelvis with strap (due to end range stress to innominate)
- Patella femoral or ACL injury