Lecture 3: Soft Tissue and Myofascial Release Flashcards
What is viscoelastic material?
Any material that deforms according to rate of loading and deformity
What is stress?
The force that attempts to deform a connective tissue structure
What is strain?
Percentage of deformation of a connective tissue
What is hysteresis?
Energy loss from the difference between the loading and unloading characteristics in connective tissue system
What is creep?
Connective tissue that undergoes sustained, constant load will eventually deform
What is bind?
Palpable restriction of CT
What is ease?
Laxity or greater degree of mobility in CT
What is fascial continuity?
Fascial restrictions in one area of body will create CT restrictions far away
What is Newton’s Third Law?
When two bodies interact, force exerted by one is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to forces exerted by other
What is Hooke’s Law?
Strain placed on elastic body is proportional to stress placed upon it
What is Wolff’s Law?
Bone will develop according to stress placed on it
What is Sherrington’s Law?
When muscle receives signal to contract, antagonists will receive signal to relax (e.g. biceps and triceps)
What is soft tissue release?
Direct technique applied to muscular and fascial structure
-use articular motion
What is myofascial release?
Engage restrictive barrier with loaded, constant, directional force until muscle release
-can be direct or indirect
Soft tissues technique treat what tissues of the body?
Fascia Muscles Organs Vasculature Lymphatic Nerves
NOT tendons, ligaments, aponeurosis
What is fascial anatomy?
CT composed of collagen and elastic fibers
-matrix has hydrated proteoglycans
What are the four layers of of fascia?
- Pannicular Fascia
- Axial and Appendicular Fascia
- Meningeal Fascia
- Visceral Fascia
What is pannicular fascia?
Outermost layer from somatic mesenchyme
- outer layer: adipose tissue
- inner layer: membranous and adheres to outer layer
What is axial and appendicular fascia?
Investing layer
-surrounds all muscles and periosteum of bone and peritendon of tendons
What is meningeal fascia?
Surrounds nervous system, including dura
What is visceral fascia?
Surrounds body cavities
What are relative contraindications of soft tissue technique?
- Acute Injuries
- Severe osteoporosis
What are absolute contraindications of soft tissue technique?
- Fracture or dislocation
- Neurologic entrapment syndromes
- Serious vascular compromise
- Local malignancy
- Local infection
- Bleeding disorders
What are relative contraindications of MFR?
- Infection of soft tissue or bone
- Fracture, avulsion, dislocation
- Soft tissue injuries
- Post op
- Rheumatologic condition involving of cervical spine
- DVT or anticoagulation therapy
What are absolute contraindications of MFR?
- Absence of SD
- Lack of Patient Consent
