lesson plan 15-16

Question 1

would you examine each joint chain separately?

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

what are nerve glides beneficial for?

Answer 2

increases ROM due to nerve mot muscular, mobility of a nerve, and symptoms caused by nerves such as numbness or tingling.

Question 3

do you test the least symptomatic nerve first?

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

what would be a positive sign during nerve glide testing?

Answer 4

1. reduced patient symptoms
2. difference after testing from each side
3. supported findings from full examinations
4. sensitizing maneuvers alter patients symptoms

Question 5

what is the goal for nerve mobs?

Answer 5

maximize the movement of the nerve while minimizing the strain

Question 6

what are the contraindications of nerve mobs?

Answer 6

acute or unstable neurological signs
cauda equine symptoms
spinal cord injury or signs
neoplasm and infections

Question 7

what does the posterior SI ligament limit?

Answer 7

anterior pelvic rotation or sacral counternutation

Question 8

what do the anterior SI ligament do?

Answer 8

prevents anterior and inferior movements of the sacrum

Question 9

what so the sacrotuberous ligament and the sacrospious ligament do?

Answer 9

limits nutation and posterior innominate rotation

Question 10

what do the lliolumbar ligament do?

Answer 10

stablize L5 on ilium

Question 11

do any muscle control the motion of the SI joint?

Answer 11

no but provide stability

Question 12

what is the posterior motion of the base of the sacrum and a anterior pelvic tilt?

Answer 12

counternutation

Question 13

what is the anterior motion on the base of the sacrum and a posterior pelvic tilt?

Answer 13

nutation

Question 14

what would someones gait be if they had a locked SI joint?

Answer 14

the stride length would be decreased and vertical limp could be present

Question 15

what would be the gait of someone that has a painful SI joint?

Answer 15

trendelenburg gait

Question 16

what SI joint mob would be described as one hand placed on the iliac crest and the other on the sacrum. The iliac crest moves inferior and the sacrum moves superior?

Answer 16

cephalic movement of the sacrum with caudal movement o the ilium

Question 17

what joint mob would have the client placed in a supine position and on hand on the SI joint to palpate and the other putting a superior force on the tibial tuberosity?

Answer 17

superoinferior movement of ilium on sacrum