Lifting (Pt Care Ch. 4)

Question 1

Effects of Valsalva maneuver

Answer 1

1) Trapping air in thorax increases intrathoracic pressure
2) Decreased venous blood flow to right side of heart
3) Decrease in cardiac output
4) Increase in peripheral resistance, increase in blood pressure
5) Potential syncope and cerebral vessel rupture

Question 2

Where is a person’s center of gravity?

Answer 2

Slightly anterior to S2

Question 3

5 Ls of Lifting

Answer 3

1) Load
2) Lever
3) Legs
4) Lungs
5) Lordosis

Question 4

Deep squat lift

Answer 4

• Hips below knees
• Feet straddling object
• Arms parallel
• Hold opposite sides, handles, or bottom
• Keep trunk vertical and lumbar spine in lordosis

Question 5

Power lift

Answer 5

• Half squat, hips above knees
• Feet parallel and behind object
• Arms parallel
• Hold opposite sides, handles, or bottom
• Keep trunk vertical and lumbar spine in lordosis

Question 6

Straight leg lift

Answer 6

• Knees slightly bent or straight
• Legs parallel or straddling object
• Arms parallel
• Hold opposite sides of object
• Trunk vertical or horizontal
• Lumbar spine in lordosis

Question 7

Golfer’s lift

Answer 7

• Used for light objects on the ground
• Face object
• Shift weight onto forward leg
• Partially flex hip and knee on weight-bearing leg
• Extend non-weightbearing leg behind you
• Lift object as if picking up a golf ball

Question 8

Half-kneeling lift

Answer 8

• Kneel on one knee, behind and on one side of object
• Up leg has hip and knee flexed to 90° and foot flat
• Grasp and lift object with arms
• Lift object and place it on thigh of flexed leg
• Move object close to body
• Begin rising to standing
• Keep lumbar in lordosis

Question 9

Traditional lift

Answer 9

• Face object, feet staggered on each side of it, deep squat
• Hold object from bottom, arms staggered or parallel
• Use elbow and shoulder flexors to lift and hip and knee extensors to stand up
• Use legs, not back
• Hold object close to body
• Keep lumbar in lordosis

Question 10

Stoop lift

Answer 10

• Picking up bag or suitcase
• Partially flex hips and knees
• Feet staggered and shoulder width apart
• Keep normal lordosis
• Grasp object with one hand
• Hold object close to body
• Use legs to stand up