Mobilisation & Manual Therapy Flashcards
Do all impairments respond to manual therapy?
No
What are the different types of treatment modalities?
- advice & education
- therapeutic exercise
- EPA
- manual therapy
- physical devices
- predisposing risk factors
What should Goal setting always be with?
the patient
What should goal setting focus on?
function
What format should the goals be in?
SMART
What techniques does manual therapy include?
- jt mobs
- jt manipulation
- ND mob
- soft tissue massage
What movements does manual therapy include?
accessory & physiological movement
What does manual therapy match?
the patients needs and problems & not the technique which matches the technique/ approach
What is a mobilisation technique?
a passive mvmt technique applied to a spinal/ peripheral jt performed within control of patient
What does mobilisation include?
assessment & treatment
Which movements does mobilisation include?
physiological/ accessory
- oscillatory small/large amplitude
- sustained stretching +/- oscillations at limit of range
What is a manipulation?
sudden movement/ thrust performed at the limit of joint range such that patient is unable to prevent movement
- high velocity
- small amp
MOBILISATION
What do the oscillations/ sustained stretches consist of?
Physiological & accessory movement
Whats a physiological movement in mobs?
movements that a person can carry out actively
e.g. ankle DF
Whats an accessory movement in mobs?
movements that a person cannot perform independently but are necessary for joint movement
- roll, spin, slide/glide
- distraction, compression
e.g. anteroposterior glide of talus during ankle DF
What are the different ways of application for Mobs?
- accessory movement in neutral/ any physiological position
- accessory & physiological movement
- accessory movement in fctnal/ WB positions
- combo of physiological movements
- accessory/ physiological movement in conjunction with ND test position
What is the rationale for selection/ progression?
- know what symptoms are
- know the provocative/ asterisk signs
- know the effects of the manual therapy techniques (reduce pain etc)
- know how to modify these techniques for prog & reg
- available ‘tool box’ of techniques to use
- consider how they integrate with other treatment modalities
- perform the technique & re-assess
Contraindications & precautions for mobs
- whenever urgent med referral needed
- post fracture - until its united
- inflammatory jt diseases
- total jt replacements
- when manual therapy is aggravating the condition
- patient’s current and past history/ general health requires further investigation
What are the 6 principles of mobilisation?
- direction
- patient position
- therapist position
- localisation of forces
- application of force: Grades, rhythm
- dosage parameters
What direction should you mobilise the jt in?
perpendicular to jt
What is the patient position of rmobs?
relaxed
What is the therapist position for mobs?
90 to jt & ensure you are comfortable
DIRECTION OF MOBS
What are the 3 types of joint play?
- gliding
- traction
- compression
What is ‘joint play’?
small movements within a synovial joint that are independent of voluntary muscle contraction
What is a ‘gliding’ force?
Translatoric bone movement parallel to the treatment plane