HOP-FA Flashcards
Definition of HOP-FA
clinical framework designed to guide students and novice clinicians through the clinical reasoning process in pediatric physical therapy practice
what does HOP-FA stand for?
Hypothesis-Oriented Pediatric Focused Algorithm
What really is the HOP-FA and what does it do?
- A systematic, step-wise guide to the patient/client management process
- Assists physical therapist students in developing pediatric clinical reasoning skills
- Promotes a child-and family-centered approach to pediatric physical therapist practice
is the HOP-FA intended to provide specific guidelines for pediatric physical therapy practice?
nope
is the HOP-FA built upon a specific therapeutic examination or intervention philosophy?
nope
Definition of Cerebral Palsy:
- Disorder of the development of movement and posture causing activity limitation
- Attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing brain
- Motor disturbances
- Disturbances in sensation, perception, cognition, communication, behavior, epilepsy
- Secondary musculoskeletal problems
Antenatal Pathophysiology of CP
- Prematurity and low birth weight
- intrauterine infections
- multiple gestation
- pregnancy complications
Perinatal Pathophysiology of CP
- birth asphyxia
- complicated labor and delivery
Postnatal Pathophysiology of CP
- Non-accidental injury
- Head trauma
- Meningitis/ Encephalitis
- Cardiopulmonary arrest
Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Ischemic necrosis to periventricular white matter
- Causes bilateral cystic lesions (myelin doesn’t form)
- distal > proximal
Periventricular Hemorrhagic Infarction
- Hemorrhage into germinal matrix and ventricles
- Unilateral
- Caused by an increase in cerebral blood pressure
pathophysiology - preterm infant
*Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
*Periventricular hemorrhagic infarction
*Affects ascending/descending axons
*Topographic and size relationship
Pathophysiology - Term Infant
*Infarction in parasagittal watershed area, MCA stroke
*Basal ganglia & thalamic injury
Term Infant- Infarction in parasagittal watershed area, MCA stroke
Cortical and deep gray matter lesion
Basal ganglia & thalamic injury
- Athetosis, chorea
- Seizures and cognitive impairments
- Hemiplegia > Diplegia
Classification of CP - Movement Disorder
- Hypertonia –spasticity, dystonia, rigidity
- Hyperkinetic –athetosis, chorea, dystonia, myoclonus, tics, tremor
- Negative –ataxia, weakness, decreased selective motor control
Classification of CP- Anatomic Distribution
- Hemiplegia
- Diplegia
- Triplegia
- Quadriplegia –involvement of head and neck