Lumbar Strain/Sprain

Question 1

What are the most common causes of low back pain?

Answer 1

Age related degenerative disc disease

Degenerative facets

Muscle, tendon, fascial, and ligament injuries

Question 2

Straightening up from a bent position can generate up to ________ pounds of force in the lumbosacral region.

Answer 2

500

Question 3

A symptom that helps elucidate mechanical low back pain is ________.

Answer 3

Pain a rest

Question 4

Nociceptive fibers innervate the annulus fibrosus in its ________ fibers.

Answer 4

Outer

Question 5

Bending forward from a ________ position may be more stressful to the discs than bending forward from a ________ position.

Answer 5

Seated, standing

Question 6

Greater muscle damage has been linked to which type of muscle contraction?

Answer 6

Eccentric

Question 7

A combination of several successively arranged joints consisting of a complex motor unit is known as a ________.

Answer 7

Kinetic chain

Question 8

An open kinetic chain is one in which the terminal joint is ________.

Answer 8

Free

Question 9

A closed kinetic chain is one in which the terminal joint meets ________.

Answer 9

Restriction

Question 10

The area formed by the dimples at the PSIS, lines formed by the gluteal muscles, and the groove at the lower end of the spine is known as the ________.

Answer 10

Rhomboid of Michaelis

Question 11

Why is the thoracolumbar junction commonly overlooked for spinal disorders?

Answer 11

It refers pain to areas lower than the actual junction

Question 12

What types of OMT are good for acute low back pain?

Answer 12

Myofascial release, muscle energy, and counterstrain

Question 13

Mechanical low back pain is best treated by early ________ and ________.

Answer 13

Mobilization, physiotherapy