Motion restrictions and Muscle Tone Abnormalities Flashcards
What level do modalities work at
Impairment level
What is an adhesion
Abnormal joining of something to something else that results from disuse and loss of ground substance
What is a contracture
Typically forms from fibrosis after an injury
What is intraarticular edema
Joint effusion or excessive fluid in a joint capsule
What is extraarticular edema
Accumulation of fluid outside a joint
True or False:
Nerves are very haphazardly laid down
True
Why are nerves haphazardly laid down
So the nerve is able to lengthen without being damaged
What helps extraneural tension more sliders or tensioners
Sliders
What helps intraneural tension more sliders or tensioners
Tensioners
What does strain counterstrain do
De-activates muscle spindle decreasing muscle tone
What does myofascial release do
De-activates muscle spindle via functional movement patterns which decreases tone
What activates the golgi tendon organ
Slow stretch
What does the golgi tendon organ cause the muscle to do
relax
What activates a muscle spindle
Fast stretch
What does a muscle spindle cause the muscle to do
Contract
When using thermotherapy how much do you want to increase the tissue temperature
4C
When an area is numbed electrically can the body perceive new pain
No
When an area is numbed using ice can the body perceive new pain
Yes
At what temperature does the skin start to burn
45-47c
What type of current do you use for motor nerves
AC current
What type of current do you use for muscle directly
DC current
What is flaccidity
Total lack of tone or no resistance to passive stretch
What can cause flaccidity
Motor nerve has been cut or damaged
What is hypotonicity
Decreased resistance to stretch
