Manual Therapy Flashcards
Term: Distance
Amplitude
Q: What distal wrist/hand glide facilitates radial deviation?
Ulnar
Content: limitation to motion - arthrokinematics (4)
- Ligaments
- Bone congruence
- Intra-articular cartilage
- Joint capsule
T/F: Grades 1-4 are assessment and Grade 5 is treatment
True
Q: What manual technique would you choose for pain? (3)
- Least painful technique
- Low speed, shorter treatment (1-2 bouts of 20-30 sec)
- Grade 1 and 2
Q: What glenohumeral joint glide facilitates IR, flexion, horizontal ADD?
Posterior
Q: What distal MCP glide facilitates ADD?
Ulnar
Q: What is the biggest difference between mobilizaiton and manipulation?
Speed, mob = slow, manipulation = fast
Content: PAM tests - Assessment of joint glides/accessory motion (3)
- un-restricted accessory glide
- excessive accessory glide
- restricted accessory glide
Q: What manual technique would you chosse for distraction for resistance?
Grade 3
Content: Indications for manual therapy (5)
- mild or moderate pain of musculoskeletal origin
- joint hypomobility
- a non-irritable mild/moderate irritable condition
- remodeling stage of recovery - subacute
- acute spinal pain without neurological symptoms
Q: What knee glide facilitates extension?
Anterior
Q: Which 3 states do not allow grade 5 manipulation?
- Arkansas
- West Virginia
- Washington
Content: Manual technique selection (2)
- Stages of healing vs. level of irritability
- Treating pain vs. resistance with mobilization
Q: _____ seconds of static hold for pain, ______ seconds for stretching joint capsule (Kaltenborn).
10-20, 30-60
Q: What is the difference between PT and Chiropractors?
- Philosophy is different
- Chiropractor - manipulation can treat and cure any aliment
- PT - use manipulation to decrease pain and increase mobility - Technique is different
- Chiropractor = long levers
- PT = short levers
Q: Some approaches advocate preliminary _____ ________ therapy or ____________ therapy prior to joint mobilization.
soft, tissue, modality
Q: What scapular glide facilitates depression?
Inferior
Q: What humeroulnar PAM facilitates joint mobility?
Distraction
Content: Manual technique selection - joint restriction (3)
- Manipulation
- Grade 3 or 4 mob
- PPM
Content: Manual technique selection - CPR (3)
- Grade 4 mob
- Prolonged stretch
- Distraction with or w/o movement
Term: a passive movement technique performed by an operator in a manner that is at all time within the ability of the pt. to prevent the movement
Mobilization
Q: What humeroulnar glide facilitates elbow flexion?
Lateral
Q: What humeroulnar glide facilitates elbow extension?
Medial
Q: How does the therapists perspective alter the placebo effect?
Communication, use the placebo effect to your advantage
Q: What subtalar joint PAM facilitates joint mobility and pain control?
Distraction
Q: What knee glide facilitates flexion?
Posterior
Q: Which should you pay more attention to the broad, nationwide practice act or the state specific practice act?
State practice acts
Content: Relative contraindications for manual therapy (12 - general idea)
- RA
- Osteoporosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Hypermobility/instability
- Pregnancy
- Previous malignant disease
- Acute trauma
- Protectice spasm
- Gross degenerative changes
- Psychological pain
- Steroid or anitcoagulant
- Severe nerve root pain
Q: What hip distraction facilitates joint mobility and pain relief?
Lateral
Q: What distal MCP glide facilitates flexion?
Volar
Content: Absolute contraindications for manual therapy (8)
- Malignancy
- Neurological - cauda equina syndrome
- Vascular
- Bone disease
- Inflammatory conditions
- Infection
- Acute symptomatic disc herniation
- Undiagnosed pain
Q: What glenohumeral joint glide facilitates ER, extension, horizontal ABD?
Anterior
T/F: Grade 5 manipulation is within KS state practice act
True
T/F: PT and Chiropractors are solely responsible for manual therapy.
True
Q: What talocural joint glide facilitates dorsiflexion?
Posterior or dorsal glide
Term: force
Thrust
Content: Maitland grading system (5)
Grade 1 = small amplitude in the resistance free range (1st 25%)
Grade 2 = large amplitude in the resistance free range (middle 50%)
Grade 3 = large amplitude into resistance or up to resistance (last 50%)
Grade 4 = small amplitude into resistance (last 25%)
Grade 5 = (manipulation) high velocity, small amplitude, thrust movement to the limit of available range or mid range
Content: Incorporating mob/man into the assessment (4)
- Knowledge of joint surface and biomechanics
- Irritability of symtpoms
- Type of technique selection
- What is the focus of treatment - pain vs. resistance