Mckenzie Method (Exam 3)

Question 1

Poor posture, under age 30, no known mechanism of injury. Local pain only. Normal ROM, no deformity. Pain only produced with sustained end range loading.

Answer 1

Posture Syndrome

Question 2

Interventions for Posture Syndrome

Answer 2

Tape, Lumbar Roll, Slouch Correct

Question 3

Abnormal tissue (shortening). Chronic greater than 7 weeks. Post-op, post-trauma, post-derangement, post-infection. Local pain only, Loss of ROM in at least one direction, no deformity. Pain at end range, no significant ROM increase with repitition.

Answer 3

Dysfunction Syndrome

Question 4

Intervention for Dysfunction Syndrome

Answer 4

Stretch into greatest restriction often, 2 - 4 hour rule, take lots of measurements, it must hurt, 8 - 16 weeks to regain normal ROM.

Question 5

Dysfunction is names as the ____ that is most limited.

Answer 5

Direction

Question 6

Displaced or disrupted tissue, obstrucitve lesion may be discogenic or articular. Acute or chronic, may or may not be mechanism of injury. Local or referred pain, intermittent or constant. Loss of ROM, may or may not be deformity. Pain at mid-range and/or end range, large increase or decrease in ROM with repititions.

Answer 6

Derangement Syndrome

Question 7

Interventions for Derangement Syndrome

Answer 7

Cause and effect (increase ROM while decrease or centralize pain), ensure posture is correct, keep it simple (1 - 2 exercises). Every 1 - 2 hours.