Midterm Flashcards
Mesomorphic
Muscular or sturdy build - typical person
Mid range ROM, has relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm
Ectomorphic
Thin body build - long and linear frame. Tend to have higher ROM and greater prominence of structure derived from embryonic ectoderm
Endomorphic
Heavy build - obese w/ increased fatty tissue
Characterized by prominence of structure from the embryonic endoderm
Elastic barrier
The range between physiologic and Anatomic barriers of motion in which passive stretching occurs before tissue disruption (what is warmed up in stretching)
Anatomic barrier
Limit of motion imposed by Anatomic structure - limit of passive motion
Physiological barrier
The limit of active motion
Tenderpoints
Small, discrete hypersensitive areas that result in localized pain
Trigger points
Small, discrete hypersensitive areas w/in Myofascial structure. Palpation causes referred pain away from the site.
TTA acute
Red, swollen, boggy, increased tone
TTA chronic
Dry, cool, ropey, pale, decreased tone
Asymmetry chronic
Present; compensation occurs
Asymmetry acute
Present
Restriction acute
Present, painful w motion
Restriction chronic
Present, maybe not. Guarded or empty
Tenderness acute
Sharp pain
Tenderness chronic
Dull/achy pain
Motion has three components
Direction, range, and quality (smooth, ratcheting, restricted, and resistant)
End of ROM - elastic
Like a rubber band
End of ROM - abrupt
Osteoarthritis or hinge joint
End of ROM - hard
Somatic dysfunction
End of ROM- empty
Stops due to guarding (patient doesn’t allow due to pain)
End of ROM - crisp
Involuntary muscle guarding (happens in pinched nerves)
Static flexibility
Maximal ROM a joint can achieve w/ an externally applied force
Dynamic flexibility
ROM an athlete can produced and speed at which he/she can produce it
Functional unit of the spine
Two vertebrae, their associate disc, neurovascular, and other soft tissues
Coupled motion
Consistent association of a motion along or about one axis w another motion about or along a second axis. The principle motion cannot be produced without the associate motion occurring as well (happens in spine)