Manual Therapy Flashcards
Which type of manual therapy is described as needing speed and the patient cannot stop movement?
a. spinal manipulation
b. spinal mobilization
c. none of the above
d. all of the above
spinal manipulation
Which type of manual therapy is described as oscillations, varying amplitudes, the patient can stop movement?
a. spinal manipulation
b. spinal mobilization
c. none of the above
d. all of the above
spinal mobilization
What are the 3 mechanisms of manual therapy?
mechanical
neurophysiological
placebo
This mechanism of manual therapy is moving a joint which creates a mechanical stimulus stimulating the tissue, decreasing spasm and increasing ROM
a. mechanical
b. neurophysiological
c. placebo
d. none of the above
mechanical
This mechanism of manual therapy is the effect on the brain
a. mechanical
b. neurophysiological
c. placebo
d. none of the above
neurophysiological
This mechanism is something that influences what the patient feels/thinks about what were doing
a. mechanical
b. neurophysiological
c. placebo
d. none of the above
placebo
What are the mechanisms of manual therapy?
create space stretch collagen/off set load gate control blood flow locked joint disc pressure plasticity placebo neuromuscular effect graded exposure patient expectations range of motion money/cost
This mechanism of manual therapy takes tension or stress/strain off of a particular tissue that you are targeting with therapy
a. create space
b. stretch collagen/offset load
c. blood flow
d. plasticity
stretch collagen/offset load
This mechanism is of manual therapy is concluded as the local dorsal horn mediated inhibition of c-fiber input is a potential hypoalgesic mechanism of spinal manipulation for asymptomatic subjects
a. create space
b. gate control
c. blood flow
d. locked joint
gate control
Manual therapy _ blood flow which is good for _ nerve sensitivity
increases
decreasing
Patients are able to identify where the therapist is manually pressing improves
homonculus
biological plasticity has both a _ effect and _
mechanical
neuroplasticity
_ can enhance with identification
plasticity
Placebo can show induced biological changes in
CNS activation
opioid pathways
dopamine production
Placebo can show induced psychological responses in
expectation of benefit
conditioning/learning effect
negative effect
Manual therapy gives an immediate _ effect
hypoalgesia
this is defined as the thinking underlying clinical practice
clinical reasoning
Clinical reasoning incorporates recognizing
_ and _-testing
pattern recognition
hypothesis-testing
Predisposing physical, psychosocial and environmental circumstances is a
a. clinical pattern
b. common error of clinical reasoning
clinical pattern
An overemphasis on findings which support existing hypothesis is a
a. clinical pattern
b. common error of clinical reasoning
common error of clinical reasoning
It is important to ignore findings that do not support the favored hypothesis (true/false)
false
This is defined as the awareness and ability to think about your thinking
a. clinical reasoning
b. metacognition
c. error of clinical reasoning
d. none of the above
metacognition
Patients want to know
what is wrong with me?
how long will it take?
what can I do for it?
what can you do for it?
reasoning categories of clinical reasoning
sources prognosis management pathobiology contributing factors dysfunction precautions
With the prognosis, it is important to focus on
a. pain
b. function
c. none of the above
d. both
function
Improve _ and _ will come down
function pain
the more complex the pain, the more likely a multidisciplinary approach is needed (true/false)
true
The pain, action programs, and stress regulation is the
a. output
b. input
c. processing
d. none of the above
output
The various biological systems protect
a. output dominant
b. input dominant
c. processing dominant
d. none of the above
output dominant
Sensory and cognitive is a part of
a. output
b. input
c. processing
d. none of the above
processing
CNS, brain, central sensitization, hyperalgesia, allodynia are
a. output dominant
b. input dominant
c. processing dominant
d. none of the above
processing dominant
The tissue sampling, environment, nociception, peripheral nerve are categorized as
a. output
b. input
c. processing
d. none of the above
input
What are contributing factors of clinical reasoning to be aware of?
yellow flags
outside factors that influence their pain experience
This concept is defined as open mindedness, mental agility, mental discipline linked with a logical and methodical process of assessing cause and effect
Maitland concept
The central theme of the Maitland concept is to have a positive personal commitment to understand what the patient is enduring (true/false)
true
Maitland concept puts an empahsis on
clinical reasoning detail approach to the patient signs and symptoms technique
Maitland concept of assessment
continuous
analytical
before, during, and after treatment
be open-minded, non-judgmental
How long do you treat a patient before you see results?
dont see within 4-6 treatments - may be missing something
optimum improvement per session means pushing them harder when something is working for treatment (true/false)
false
Objective measures
a. sign
b. symptoms
c. comparative sign
d. none of the above
sign
patient subjective reporting
a. sign
b. symptoms
c. comparative sign
d. none of the above
symptom
passive or active movement is _
physiological movement
spin, roll, glide of the articular surfaces
a. active physiological movement
b. passive physiological movement
c. accessory movement
d. comparative sign
accessory movement
Measurements of progress, identifiable, what they have trouble doing functionally
a. sign
b. symptoms
c. comparative sign
d. none of the above
comparative sign
What is normally seen with screening for red flags? spinal movement is _ associated _ _ _ _ _ onset of symptoms
unaffected by spinal movement
associated symptoms (heartburn)
past medical history
insidious onset of symptoms
A patient is unaffected by spinal movement, has associated symptoms, PMH. onset of symptoms is insidious. These characteristics can be categorized as
a. yellow flags
b. red flags
c. cancer
d. systemic issues
red flags
A patient has a PMH of cancer, failure to improve within 1 month of tx, under the age of 20, family history or sudden explained weight loss can be classified as
a. yellow flags
b. red flags
c. cancer
d. systemic issues
cancer
A patient has a PMH of cancer, failure to improve within 1 month of tx, over the age of 50, family history or sudden explained weight loss can be classified as
a. yellow flags
b. red flags
c. cancer
d. systemic issues
cancer
Risk factors for cancer
age > 50 y/o
age < 20 y/o
personal history of cancer
Symptom location for pain in patients older than 50
a. UE
b. long bones of extremities
c. axial skeleton
d. LE
axial skeleton
Symptom location for pain in patients under the age of 20
a. UE
b. long bones of extremities
c. axial skeleton
d. LE
long bones of extremities
A symptom description of initial ache that progresses to constant, sharp, incapacitating can be classified as
a. systemic issues
b. yellow flag
c. red flag
d. cancer
cancer
Pain that is related to cancer is
a. traumatic
b. gradual
c. insidious
d. none of the above
insidious
A patient is aggravated by loading their bones through weight-bearing activities and unloading alleviates pain, this can be
cancer
Night pain is a red flag (true/false)
true
What can also be causing night pain?
neuropathic pain
When you wouldn’t/shouldnt use a physical test or technique under any circumstances
a. precaution
b. contraindication
c. red flag
d. none of the above
contraindication
Depending upon the skill, experience and training of the practitioner, type of test or technique selected, the amount of leverage and force used, and the age, general health and physical condition of the patient
a. precaution
b. contraindication
c. red flag
d. none of the above
precaution
It is safe to be aggressive with strength of the technique and not reassess (true/false)
false
safety in manual therapy should be
gradual/quick
gradual
continually assessed
MT contraindications of bony issues
tumor infection metabolic congential iatrogenic inflammatory traumatic
MT neurological contraindications
cervical myelopathy
cord compression
cauda equina syndrome
nerve root compression with increasing neurological deficit
MT vascular contraindications
diagnosed with vertebrobasilar insufficiency
aortic aneurysm
bleeding disorder