Mid-Term Exam Flashcards
This is the therapeutic exercises, physical modalities, aquatic therapy, thermal therapies and assistive devices with the goal to restore, maintain and maximize physical strength and function, by addressing the underlying physical impairments
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is limited in many states to what type of medicine?
Human medicine
What are some reasons to choose physical rehabilitation?
- To preserve and improve function
- To manage pain - acute vs. chronic
- To return to function following injury or surgery
- To train and condition for specific activities
- To provide comprehensive management for our veterinary patients
- To empower the owner and clinician
What are some non-surgical indications for rehab?
- OA
- Degenerative myelopathy
- FCE, ANNPE
- Other neuropathies
What are post-surgical orthopedic and neurologic indications for rehab?
- Stifle surgeries
- Patella surgeries
- Hip surgeries
- Fracture repairs
- Ventral slots
- Hemilaminectomy
- Stabilization
What are some “general” indications for rehab?
- Non-surgical disorders
- Post-surgical orthopedic and neurologic injuries
- Canine athletes
- Working canines
- Alternative to surgery
- Prehab
What are the components of an assessment given a holistic approach?
Goals, Physical limitations, Environmental, Owner, Personality
Name the 4 phases of healing
Acute or inflammatory (Day 1-5), Subacute or proliferative (Day 5-21), Consolidation phase (Day 21-60), Organizational phase (beginning day 61)
The acute or inflammatory (phase 1) phase is during what days?
Day 1-5
The subacute or proliferative (phase 2) phase is during what days?
Day 5-21
The consolidation phase (phase 3) phase is during what days?
Day 21-60
The organizational phase (phase 4) phase is during what days?
Beginning at day 61
What is the #1 co-morbidity that rehab has to deal with?
Obesity
What are some considerations for designing a rehab plan?
Pain level, phase of healing, exercise restrictions, contraindications, owner schedules/commitment
What is the one instance where exercise in a rehab plan be contraindicated?
Acute pain (use modalities and manual therapies only)
This is a hole in the skin which communicates with one or more internal organs by way of meridian or collateral
Acupoints
How many meridians are there in acupuncture?
12 major bilateral and 2 major unpaired
Name the Zang organs (Yin, solid)
Lung, Heart, Spleen, Liver, Kidney, Pericardium, Conception vessel
Name the Fu organs (Yang, hollow)
Large intestine, small intestine, stomach, gall bladder, bladder, triple heater, governing vessel
Name the type for each acupoint below
- overlie superficial nerves or plexuses
- motor points
- located at muscle-tendon junctions
- midline points where bilateral superficial nerves overlap
III, I, IV, II
Name the type for each acupoint below
- motor points
- midline points where bilateral superficial nerves overlap
- overlie superficial nerves
- located at muscle-tendon
I, II, III, IV
Acupoints are found mostly in what?
Depressions
Nociceptors should respond to what 3 types of stimuli?
Mechanical, thermal, and chemical (and electrical)
Endogenous pain inhibition involves what 3 substances?
Enkephalins, serotonin, norepinephrin
What gauges of needles are used for acupuncture?
28-34 gauge
What are some adverse effects of acupuncture?
Bent/stuck needles, broken needles, punctures of organs/joint capsules, infections, hematomas, exacerbation of clinical signs
This is a place where you get contraction knots in the muscle fibers
Ashi or Trigger points
What is an example of a clinical application of acupuncture?
Trigger points or Ashi
What 3 points make up the “hip triangle”?
BL 54, GB 29, and GB 30
What point is the “master point for pelvic limbs”?
BL 54
What is the “master point for the caudal back and hips”?
BL 40 (popliteal fossa)
The “hip triangle” is used to treat what conditions?
OA and hip dysplasia