Mobility Flashcards
Give an example of gliding joint movement
carpals and articular processes of vertebrae
Give an example of circumduction
moving shoulders in a circular motion
Give an example of protraction
Moving the jaw away from the face
Give an example of retraction
Moving the jaw towards the face
Give an example of Inversion
moving the foot inward
Give an example of Eversion
Moving the foot outward
Give an example of opposition
touching each of the fingers to the thumb
What type of considerations could cause mobility issues for infants and children?
- newborns could have flat feet, bow legs, and knock knees
- spinal shape may be abnormal
- Congenital hips
- Scoliosis
What type of considerations could cause mobility issues for pregnant females?
Lordosis- excessive inward curvature of the spine
What type of considerations could cause mobility issues in older adult?
- Bone changes
- Decreased height
- Kyphosis- excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back
What mobility changes happen in infancy and childhood?
Extremities grow faster than the head, thorax, and spine. Size and composition of muscles change.
What mobility changes happen in the elderly?
- Thinning of the vertebral discs, shortening of spinal column and onset of kyphosis
- bone density decreases
- More susceptible to fractures
- Cartilage becomes rigid and fragile and there is a loss of resilience and elasticity in ligaments
- A reduced range of motion, pain in joints, reduced muscle strength, and increased risk for fractures
What type of cardiac consequences can happen because of decreased mobility?
Reduced cardiac capacity (Loss of endurance)
orthostatic hypotention
What type of respiratory consequences can happen because of decreased mobility?
Immobility contributes to the reduced expansion and leads to reduced capacity for gas exchange
What type of musculoskeletal consequences can happen because of decreased mobility?
- prolonged immobility leads to a reduction in muscle mass and atrophy
- Leads to contracture in the joints due to muscle shortening
- Decreasing weight-bearing leads to bone demineralization and calcium depletion