General THEX

Question 0

How does a therapist asses a guest when developing a therapeutic exercise plan?

Answer 0

The therapist must use HOPMNRS to assess the client.

Question 1

Developing a therapeutic exercise program is a 4 step, critical thinking process. What are the 4 steps?

Answer 1

1. Assess the needs of the client.
2. Develop a therapeutic exercise plan.
3. Implement the exercise/home are plan.
4. Re-evaluate the plan.

Question 2

What does HOPNMRS stand for?

Answer 2

History, Observation, Palpation, testing functional Movement, Neurological testing, Referred pain and Special testing.

Question 3

How would a therapist develop the therapeutic exercise plan?

Answer 3

The therapist must discuss rehabilitative goals and level of commitment with the client. She must decide what modalities are appropriate to the persons level of strength and fitness. Is stretching or strengthening needed? Active or static?

Question 4

How would a therapist go about implementing a exercise or home are plan with a client?

Answer 4

The therapist must use clear instructions. She must demonstrate the exercises, give diagrams and written instruction, she must be sure the client knows how to perform the exercise and how much and how often. (FIDS). She must have the client repeat the exercise to ensure that they know what they are doing.

Question 5

When and why must the therapist re-evaluate the exercise or home care plan?

Answer 5

The plan must be re-evaluate at scheduled intervals to determine how the plan is working or if the plan needs to be modified. The involved areas need to be re-assed and the therapist needs to see if the client is doing the prescribed exercises.

Question 6

Define range of motion.

Answer 6

ROM - the full motion possible between 2 bones or at a joint.

Question 7

To improve balance and coordination what areas must a massage therapist have knowledge in?

Answer 7

1. Anatomy of the areas involved.
2. What normal motor skills are!
3. Therapeutic strengthening and stretching exercises.
4. Principles of motor learning.
5. Professionalism

Question 8

The main musculoskeletal structures involved in balance and coordination are proprioceptors. What are some examples of proprioceptors?

Answer 8

Examples of proprioceptors are:

1. Joint receptors
2. Muscle spindles
3. Golgi tendon organs

Question 9

What are the general principles of exercise for developing coordination, balance and functional motor skills?

Answer 9

1. Learning or relearning functional motor tasks. Constant repetition of simple to more complex tasks and motor activities. The use of or removal of sensory clues are in tended to enhance motor performance.
2. Begin with simple anatomical movement and progress to combined or diagonal movements.
3. Ensure there is proximal stability before distal mobility.
4. Progress to practicing simple functional movements.
5. As quality of movement improves the speed and timing of movement should also improve.