Joint Mobilizations Flashcards
how will a tight capsule impact motion?
it will cause early and excessive accesory motion in the opposite direction of the tightness
injury to a joint/structures surrounding a joint will often lead to what?
- pain
- loss of motion
- excessive motion
what does the term open pack position mean?
- surrounding tissue is as lax as possible
- maximal incongruency
- intracapsular space is as large as possible
- maximal amount of joint play available
describe what is meant by the closed pack position
- joint position where joint is most congruent
- surrounding tissue (capsule and ligaments) under maximal tension
- maximal stability of joint
when assessing joint mobility what 3 things are looked at?
- gross (quantity of movement)
- end-feel (quality of movement)
- provocation
what is the current classification scale used for joint mobility?
hypomobile
normal
hypermobile
what is meant by the term hypomobile?
the motion stops short of anatomical limit instead it stops at a pathological point of limitation
(can be due to inflammation, pain, spasm, or adhesions)
what is meant by the term hypermobile?
joint moves beyond its anatomical limit due to laxity of surrounding structures
what are some indications for joint mobilizations?
- break pain cycle
- increase joint extensibility
- increase extensibility of tendons, muscle, and fascia
- increase joint ROM
- promote muscle relaxation
- improve muscle performance
what 3 categories cover the benefits of joint mobilizations?
- biomechanical improvements
- nutritional effects
- neurophysiological effects
what are the neurophysiological effects of joint mobilizations?
- stimulates mechanoreceptors to inhibit pain impulses
- gate control theory
- descending pathway inhibition theory
- peripheral inflammation modulation
what is the gate control theory?
there are large myelinated fibers that synapse onto neurons. If these large fibers are activated they can overwhelm the smaller C fibers transmitting pain sensation
what type of joint mobilization is associated with the descending pathway inhibition theory?
grave V mobilization
stimulates the PAQ which results in serotonin secretion and decreased pain
list some absolute contraindications to joint mobilizations
- malignancy in area of treatment
- infectious arthritis
- fusion of joint
- fracture at the joint
- practioner lack of skill
- neurological deterioration
- upper cervical spine instability
- cervical arterial dysfunction
list some relative contraindications for joint mobilizations
- excessive pain or swelling
- arthroplasty
- hypermobility
- Osteoporosis
- Spondylolisthesis