General Flashcards
Strain tears to small number of fibres, localised pain, no loss of function
GRADE I
Strain/tear
Amenorrhea
Absence of menstral period
Strain or tear to a significant number of fibres, associated pain and swelling. Pain produced on muscle contraction, reduced strength and limited ROM
GRADE II
Muscle strain/tear
Complete tear of muscle
GRADE III
Muscle injury
What is a Stryker device
Used to measure the intracompartmentalise pressure
Normal intracompartmental pressure
0 - 4mmHg (some consider 10mmHg)
When using a Stryker device what do you inject into the appropriate compartment?
Saline solution
Contraindications for soft tissue manipulation
Acute inflammation, infection, endangerment sites Nerve/blood vessels/lymph Varicose veins (cause thromboemboli) Areas of skin conditions Tumours (could cause metastasis)
Unhappy female athlete triad
Low energy
Amenorrhea
Low bone mineral density
Components of treatment
Initial treatment Immobilisation Therapeutic drugs Heat and cold Manual therapy Others (electro therapy/surgery)
When is immobilisation indicated
Fractures
Severe soft tissue (grade 3 lig tear)
Rigid braces, air splints, plaster cast, fibreglass cast - these rigid structures are indicated for
Immobilisation
When is heat contraindicated in treatment?
At least the first 48 hours
Laser treatment MOA
Physiological changes to tissue
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
Selective depolarisation of peripheral nerve fibres.
Ultrasound electro therapy MOA
Hearing through vibration of tissues encourage tissue growth and remodelling (better evidence for fractures)
First phase of seyles GAS
Shock/soreness
Second phase of seyles GAS
Adaption to stimulus
Third phase of seyles GAS
Staleness
Seyles GAS
General adaption syndrome (3 phases)
Gas in bone is indicative of
Gangrene
Five stages of bone remodelling
Quiescence Activation Resorption Reversal Formation
Bone remodels in response to mechanical stresses:
Wolffs law
Common sites for acute articulate damage
Superior articulate surface of the talus
Femoral condyle a
Patella
Chondroplasty
Smoothing of loose edges of the cartilage
Treatment for a stress fracture on the anterior cortex of the tibia
Immobilisation (non Wb cast for 6wks) or surgery
Treatment for a stress fracture on the medial malleolus
Pneumatic cast (6wks) or surgical screw fixation
Treatment for a stress fracture on the lateral process of the talus
Immobilisation (non-WB cast 6wks) or surgery
Treatment for a stress fracture of the navicular
Immobilisation (non WB 6-8wks) or surgery
5th met stress fracture treatment
Cast immobilisation or surgical screw fixation
Treatment for a stress fracture to the sesamoids (hallux)
Non wb for 4wks
Osteitis
Inflammation of pubic symphysis
Periostitis/tenoperiostitis
Pain and inflammation at te tendinous attachment to the bone e.g. Medial tibial stress syndrome
Apophysis
Bony pertuberences
DOMS
Delayed onset muscle soreness
Three main types of radio pharmaceuticals used in bone scan
Technetium-99m
Gallium66
Indium111
Phase one of a bone scan
Flow study (2-3seconds for 30secpnds)
Blood pool study
Phase 2 approximately 5mins
Tracer has entered extra vascular space
Phase 2 of a bone scan
Blood pool phase
Indicative of soft tissue inflammation or infection
Phase 3 of a bone scan
Delayed phase
2-4hrs post injection
Concentration now on the bone
Gallium scan 67ga is absorbed by?
White blood cells
Therefore shows infecting very well.
Why perform a 67Ga & a 99mTc
To differentiate reactive & inflammatory bone lesions
Advantages of bone scans
Immediate picture of bone activity
High sensitivity
Different chemical for different pathologies
Cheaper than MRI/CT
Disadvantages of bone scan
Poor specificity
High radiation dose
Time consuming
Most common mode of bone scan
99mTc
Bone scan is highly sensitive but not specific true or false
True
Bone scan is specific but not very sensitive t/f
False
Why are gallium and indium bone scans commonly used?
As Adjunctive diagnostic tool
Purpose of a scout view
Make sure the region of interest is included
Check exposure technique
As a baseline prior to administration of contrast material
A preliminary image obtained prior to performing the major portion of a particular study
Scout view
Contraindications of CT scans
Allergy
Pregnancy
Metformin
Advantages of CT scan
No superimposition of bones Demonstrates soft tissue better than X-ray Gives 3D image Any body plane Distance between images can be varied
Disadvantages to a CT scan
Increased radiation dose
Cost
5main criteria of diagnosing myofascial pain syndrome
- Regional pain
- Taut band of skeletal muscle
- Exquisite spot of tenderness in taut band
- Pain or altered sensation in expected distribution of referred pain from tender spot
- Some restriction of ROM
Active trigger point
Source of ongoing pain
Latent trigger point
Only painful when compressed
Satellite trigger point
Formation of another TrP in zone of referred pain
Techniques of soft tissue therapy (massage)
Effleurage
Friction
Petrissage
Digital ischaemic compression
Effleurage
Gliding
E.g muscle relaxation/strain, lymphoedema
Friction therapy is indicated for
Disrupt lesions, analgesia
Petrissage
Kneading
Reduce muscle tension
Digital ischaemic compression is indicated
To release trigger points
What affects does increasing the axial load have on core stability?
Stimulate trunk muscle activity. Increases to IV stiffness and improved spinal stability
What represents the largest contribution of muscle activity to spinal stability?
Hip & trunk stiffness
Inner core muscles
Stabilisation with a TONIC contraction
Outer core muscles
Produce movement and some are secondary stabilisers through PHASIC contraction
Secondary stabilisation in the Sagittal plane
Rectus abdominis
Erector Spinae
Gluteus maximus
Hamstrings
Sagittal plane secondary stabilisers are responsible for what movement?
Flexion/extension
Secondary stabilisation in the frontal plane
Glut med
Glut min
Quadratus lumborum
Hip adductors
Hip adductors
Magnus
longus
brevis
pectineus
Primary lateral hip stabilisers
Glut med and glut min
Trunk rotation is produced and stabilised by:
Internal/external obliques