Massage Theory Flashcards
True/False
Short term goals that are achieved serve as a benchmark for effectiveness
true
Which of the following would manual massage interventions have a secondary effect on?
edema, strength, trigger points, hypertonicty
strength
Confirming or refuting your clinical hypothesis is done after?
the treatment phase
What is the correct order for clinical decision making process?
Evaluation, TX planning, TX, Discharge
Confirming/refuting your clinical hypothesis is done after?
Objective information gathering
Which stretching stretches would increase muscle length by biasing tensional forces on the contractile elements?
PNF stretching
The most appropriate position to place the shoulder in to increase length of biceps brachii would be
Extend the elbow with the forearm in pronation and then extend the shoulder
if you want to increase hip abduction using reciprocral inhibition which muscle do you have the client contract?
Adductor longus
A person who has been on extended bed rest has a hip contrature that places the hip in a position of lateral rotation. You note in your documentation that your patient has a
hip external rotation contracture
You are asked to do selective stretching with a patient who uses a wheel chair for mobility due to a spinal cord injury. You choose to leave shortness in which of the following muscle groups to optimize function
Low back extensiors
Which of the following is a contradindication to strecthing?
when shortened tissues provide functional stability of a body segment affected by paralysis.
Which type of contractures would you expect to observe after a person has taken a cast off after 6 weeks of immobilization?
Myostatic/periarticular
A client presents with short painful tissue. Which would be the most appropriate type of stretching to use in normalizing tissue length?
Reciprocal inhibition
A client comes to you after experiencing a moderate sprain to their ankle the day before. Upon assessment you note decreased ROM most likely due to edema and
Pseudomyostatic contracture
When applying a stretch, you first feel some resistance at the physiologial barrier and increasingly more so you take up the slack at the elastic barrier: As you move into and maintain the stretch, you gradually feel as though you can move into a greater range using the same force. This describes what mechanical characteristic of connective tissue?
Viscoelastic creep
What is a determinant of stretching
low speed
Which of the following stretching proceedures represents the most effective process to achieve plastic lengthening of soft tissues?
Moving beyond the elastic barrier applying low load force slowly, maintaining end range position for an extended period of time and releasing slowly
