Lumbar Spine Flashcards

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Exercise for acute LBP

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C level - use exercises including specific trunk m activation

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Exercise for acute LBP with leg pain

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B level - trunk m stregthening and endurance, specific m activation
dec pain and disability

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Exercise for chronic LBP

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A level - use exercise training intervention - trunk m strengthening/endurance, multimodal exercise interventino, specific trunk m activation, aerobic exercise, aquatic exercise, general exercise

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Exercise for Chronic LBP

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B level - provide movement control exercise or trunk mobility exercise

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Exercise for chronic LBP with leg pain

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B level - use exercise training interventions, specific trunk m activation and movement control

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Exercise for chronic LBP with movement control impairment

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A level - use specific trunk muscle activation and movement control exercise

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Exercise for chronic LBP in older adults

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A level - general exercise training to decrease pain and disability

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Exercise for postoperative LBP

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C level - general exercise trianing following lumbar spine surgery

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Manual and other directed therapies for acute LBP

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A level - thrust or nonthrust joint mobilization to decrease pain and disability

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: manual and other directed therapies for acute LBP

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B level - massage or STM for short term pain relief

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Manual and other directed therapies for chronic LBP

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A level - thrust or nonthrust jt mob to decrease pain and disability

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Manual and other directed therapies for chronic LBP

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B level - thrust or nonthrust jt mobs to decrease pain and disability in patients with LBP AND leg pain

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Manual and other directed therapies for chronic LBP

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C level - consider dry needling in conjunction with other tx for short term pain and disability decrease

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Manual and other directed therapies for chronic LBP

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B level - neural mob in conjunction with other tx for short term decrease in pain and disability for patients with CLBP and leg pain

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Manual and other directed therapies for chronic LBP

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D level - should NOT use mechanical traction for pts with CLBP plus leg pain. lack of benefit when added with other interventions

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Classification systems for acute LBP

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B level - use tx based classification to reduce pain and disability

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Classification systems for acute LBP

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C level - mechanical diagnosis and therapy to decrease pain and disability

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Classification systems for chronic LBP

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B level - MDT, prognostic risk stratification, or pathoanatomic-based classification to reduce pain and disability

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Classification systems for chronic LBP

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C level - use TBC, cognitive functional therapy, or mvmt system impairment to reduce pain and disability

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Education for acute LBP

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B level - active education strategies vs passive: one-on-one ed
biopsychosocial contributors to pain
self management techniques: remain active, pacing strategies, back protection techniques.
Counseling on favorable natural history of acute LBP

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Education for chronic LBP

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B level - standard ed strategies but NOT as a standalone tx.

Advice related to exercise and staying active

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Education for Chronic LBP

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A level - pain neuroscience education alongside other PT interventions (exercise, manual)

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Education for chronic LBP

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A level - active treatments (yoga, stretching, Pilates, strength training) instead of stand along education interventions

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Acute/Chronic LBP CPG: Education for post-op LBP

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B level - use general education (post surgical precautions, exercise, and resuming physical activity) for discectomy or decompression surgery.

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Spinal Stenosis vs Intermittent Vascular Claudication:

Posture

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SS: flex improves, ext worsens
IC: no affect

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Spinal Stenosis vs Intermittent Vascular Claudication:

Walking

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SS: distance varies
IC: consistent distance

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Spinal Stenosis vs Intermittent Vascular Claudication:

Pain Relief

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SS: must sit to get relief
IC: stop activity to get relief

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Spinal Stenosis vs Intermittent Vascular Claudication:

Pulses

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SS: present
IC: diminished or absent

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Spinal Stenosis vs Intermittent Vascular Claudication:

Back pain

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SS: common
IC: uncommon

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Spinal Stenosis vs Intermittent Vascular Claudication:

Leg pain

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SS: bilateral (usually)
IC: May be unilateral or asymmetric

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Spinal Stenosis vs Intermittent Vascular Claudication:

Weakness

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SS: occasionally
IC: uncommon

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Spinal Stenosis vs Intermittent Vascular Claudication:

Walking downhill

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SS: worse
IC: unchanged or better

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Spinal Stenosis vs Intermittent Vascular Claudication:

Walking uphill

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SS: better
IC: unchanged or worse

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L1 dermatome/myotome/reflex

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Derm: iliac rest and groin
Myo: psoas
Reflex: none

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L2 dermatome/myotome/reflex

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Derm: ant thigh
Myo: psoas
Reflex: none

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L3 dermatome/myotome/reflex

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Derm: ant lower thigh and shin
Myo: quads
Relfex: patellar tendon

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L4 dermatome/myotome/reflex

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Derm: medial calf and big toe
Myo: tib ant
reflex: patellar tendon

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L5 dermatome/myotome/reflex

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Derm: lateral leg and ant foot
Myo: extensor hallucis longus
Reflex: none

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S1 dermatome/myotome/reflex

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Derm: lower half of post calf, sole of foot, lateral two toes
Myo: Flex hallucis longus, gastroc
Reflex: achilles

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S2 dermatome/myotome/reflex

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Derm: post thigh, sole and plantar aspect of heel
Myo: hamstrings
Reflex: lateral hamstring