Interprofessional MSK Management Flashcards
What is the overall responsibility/focus of a PT?
What are 5 instruments they can use to help patients?
How do we get our patients to see one?
They are focused on identifying restrictions and impairments of patients as far as ROM and strength and intervene to remove those or help the patient work around or with them. Also educate them.
US, Phonopheresis, lontopheresis, Low Level laser therapy, Electric stimulation
Write them a Rx
Describe the following types of exercise? Closed chain? Open Chain? Core stability? Eccentric? Concentric? Isometric? Isotonic?
Distal is fixed while proximal moves Distal moves about the proximal segment Strengthen trunk, low back and abs Contraction during lengthening Contraction during shortening Contraction but length stays the same Constant resistance through the ROM
What is the overall MOA of acupuncture?
Part of the response to the needle is an inflammatory response. The body thinks it has been injured and responds with a powerful healing response.
3 reasons why a DO would refer someone to an acupuncturist?
Feel like the patient needs more frequent treatments
Based on PE findings, you know there is a problem, but LAB findings don’t show anything and OMT is not long lasting.
If you know Chinese pulse diagnosis, You may refer for diseases beyond MSK in conjunction with what you are doing.
What type of patient is also good to send to a PT?
Not motivated to do their stretches or home exercise program, not really educated about exercises, not very active, almost need a personal trainer type of deal.
Big picture, what does a chiropractor do?
Drug free approach to health care that includes patient examination, diagnosis and treatment of MSK and neurological complaints most commonly.
What modality is often used by chiropractors and what are 3 reason a DO would refer to a chiropractor?
HVLA
Lost skills or feel unskilled in OMT
Feel the patient needs more frequent treatments
Specializes in another area of practice (Cardio, GI, etc.)
2 big things OTs do?
Customize treatment so help people get back to ADL and their specific job they do
Social support for the patient and family
Indications for Swedish massage, deep tissue, lymphatic massage, chair massage?
Hypertonicity, stress or fatigue
Trouble spots and trigger points
Edema
Shoulder, back or neck
3 reasons to refer a patient for a massage?
Patient needs more frequent visits
Hypertonicity is just too much
Edema, lymph massages are good
Explain what Rolfing is?
Ten sessions with a deep tissue approach that works all the layers of the body to resolve strain patterns in the whole body
2 reasons to refer a patient to Yoga?
Patient needs more frequent treatment
Patient is overall too tight and weak and could benefit from a trial of yoga
What is the frequency and duration someone should start at for Yoga?
What is the key?
Daily starting at 5-15 minute sessions
Start conservative and increase as tolerated
Triad of yoga?
Spiritual, physical and mental
Briefly explain feldenkrias?
Gentle movement and directed attention to help people learn new ways of living with their bodies
