General treatment strategies Flashcards

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Bone fractures

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hematoma
osteoblasts and fibroblasts
soft callous
hard callous
final ossification
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Edema

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PRICE
Optimal loading
stimulate lymphatic drainage

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Articular cartilage injury

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Low load to stimulate activity
DO NOT immobilize
E stim

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Contractures

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Reabsorb short fibers and replace with long fibers
replace with ordered fibers
after 14 weeks, might have to consider tearing

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Connective tissue injury

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Wolff’s law

realign fibers, strengthen, promote healing with appropriate stress

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Muscle

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movement and contraction to stimulate activity, synovial circulation
optimal loading

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Chronic wounds

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Maintain moist environment - not too dry, not too wet
Promote blood flow to the area (via e-stim, ultrasound)
Prevent against infection

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Acute wounds

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Remove infection via debridement, antimicrobials
Maintain moist environment
Remove/manage exudate/discharge from infection
Promote blood flow via e-stim

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acute tendonitis vs tendonosis

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Acute tendonitis - acute inflammation management; optimal healing; prevent further injury, and then start to gradually load it
Chronic tendonosis - Need to kickstart healing process.. May start with soft tissue techniques, something to instigate low level inflammation to restart healing. Also, eccentric, higher load on tissue, to get tissue to remodel.

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hoffa massage

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increased blood flow, relaxing

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friction massage

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avoid in acute injuries

analgesic effect

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myofascial release

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fibromyalgia, postural deviations

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trigger point release

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ishemic pressure, taut muscle or fascia

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