General Terminology

Question 1

Factors that alter joint mechanics (5)

Answer 1

1. Pain & muscle guarding
2. Joint hyper mobility
3. Joint effusion
4. Contractures or adhesions in the joint capsules or supporting ligaments
5. Malalignment or subluxation of bony surfaces

Question 2

What are joint mobilisations used for? (3)

Answer 2

1. To modulate pain
2. To increase ROM
3. To treat joint dysfunction

Question 3

What does an accessory movement involve?

Answer 3

Movements within the joint & surrounding tissues that are necessary for normal ROM, but can not be voluntary performed or controlled

Question 4

Accessory
What are component motions?

What is joint play?

Answer 4

1.Not capsular but accompany physiological motion

Motions that occur within the joint and are determined by the joint capsules laxity

Question 5

1. What is physiological motion?

2. What is accessory motion?

Answer 5

1. A result of concentric or eccentric active muscle contractions. Bones moving above an axis through flexion, extension, abduction, addiction or rotation
2. Motion of articular surface relative to one another and is generally associated with physiological movements. Necessary for full range physiological motion to occur. Ligament and joint capsule involvement in motion

Question 6

1. What is mobilisation?

2. What is manipulation?

Answer 6

1. Passive joint movement for increasing ROM and decreasing pain
2. Passive joint movement for increasing mobility

Question 7

What are the 5 components to describe treatment technique?

Answer 7

1. Type of movement
2. Direction of movement
3. Grade
4. Duration
5. Number of sets

Question 8

1. What does grade describe?
2. What does duration describe?

What does sets describe?

Answer 8

1. The position available range in which treatment is applied and size of movement
2. The length of treatment application
3. The number of times treatment is applied