MM II midterm

Question 1

what are the FABQW and FABQPA thresholds for an increased likelihood to not return to work

Answer 1

FABQW > 34, FABQPA >14

Question 2

what score would someone who is likely to return to work be under on the FABQW?

Answer 2

29

Question 3

high rate tens requires what frequency and pulse duration?

Answer 3

high frequency, short duration

Question 4

low rate tens requires what amplitude and pulse duration?

Answer 4

higher and longer

Question 5

what fibers are you activating during low rate tens?

Answer 5

A-delta fibers

Question 6

if severe pain resolves fully with traction what should you do?

Answer 6

be worried. need to check reflexes, sensation, and myotomes ASAP

Question 7

traction in flexion with will create space where?

Answer 7

facets and intervertebral foramen

Question 8

traction in extension will create space where?

Answer 8

anterior disk spaces

Question 9

what is static traction good for?

Answer 9

inflammation aggravated by motion or disk protrusions

Question 10

what is intermittent traction good for?

Answer 10

useful for joint dysfunction

Question 11

what % of BW should traction be applied at?

Answer 11

40-60%

Question 12

what is performed during a microdiscectomy?

Answer 12

a portion of the intervertebral disk is removed

Question 13

what is performed during a microdiscectomy with laminectomy?

Answer 13

a portion of the intervertebral disk is removed with a posterior decompression

Question 14

what is the difference between a lumbar fusion and an artificial disc replacement?

Answer 14

the fusion stabilizes while the ADR mobilizes

Question 15

what position will a patient with facet joint syndrome prefer?

Answer 15

flexion, greatest amount of opening on facet joint

Question 16

will facet joint present with radiculopathy symptoms?

Answer 16

no

Question 17

what are some positive tests that you will see with a disk herniation patient?

Answer 17

+ radiculopathy (SLR,CSLR, Slump,Elys), ext. loss test, centralization, vulnerability in neutral zone

Question 18

what are some positive tests for someone with facet syndrome?

Answer 18

quadrant test, extension with overpressure painful

Question 19

how do you treat a patient with facet syndrome?

Answer 19

manual therapy!!

Question 20

what is spondylolysis?

Answer 20

defect in the pars interarticularis of the lower lumbar vertebrae

Question 21

what is a Spondyloslisthesis?

Answer 21

the anterior translation of a superior lumbar vertebrae on an inferior one

Question 22

does bracing influence the outcomes of treatment for spondylolysis and grade I spondyloslisthesis?

Answer 22

no

Question 23

what do you expect during the examination of a patient with spondylolysis and spondyloslisthesis?

Answer 23

pain in ext., hinge at deformity, palpable step off, possibly diminished DTR’s

Question 24

what is the difference between neural sliding and neural tensioning?

Answer 24

sliding = lots of movement, little strain
tensioning = little movement, lots of strain

Question 25

what angle should you be under to consider a SLR positive?

Answer 25

45 degrees

Question 26

what is TED, SID, and PIP?

Answer 26

tibial (eversion, dorsiflexion), sural (innversion, dorsiflexion), peroneal (innversion, plantarflexion)

Question 27

how do you test for radiculopathy of femoral nerve?

Answer 27

elys test