MSK Orthotics (2)

Question 1

goal of ankle braces

Answer 1

to reduce motion and protect the joint

Question 2

types of ankle braces

Answer 2

prophylactic

rehabilitative

fxnal

Question 3

use of lace up ankle braces –> HS basketball

Answer 3

reduced the incidence but not the severity of acute ankle injuries in HS basketball players

Question 4

use of lace up ankle braces –> HS football

Answer 4

lower incidence of acute ankle injuries

Question 5

the use of bracing and balance training

Answer 5

to reduce the incidence and relative risk of ankle sprains in athletic populations

Question 6

self-adherent tape and lace up ankle brace

Answer 6

provided equal ROM restriction before and after exercise

Question 7

effects of ankle bracing on fxnal performance brace

Answer 7

decrease ankle PF, DF eversion and inversion ROM

Question 8

bracing doesnt…

Answer 8

significantly impair performance on most fxnal tasks

decrements noted in increases in agility run time and decreases in vertical jump height

Question 9

night plantar flexion splints

Answer 9

prescribed 1-3 month program

for people w/ heel pain/plantar fasciitis who consistently have pain with the first step in the morning

Question 10

upper and lower quarter braces

Answer 10

anterior shoulder dislocation

acromioclavicular sprain

Question 11

when is a shoulder brace especially recommended

Answer 11

in settings of high risk sports for shoulder instability

Question 12

sully brace

Answer 12

permits adequate ROM that is needed for an overhead type of athlete

Question 13

contact athletes who not require extremes of shoulder ROM

Answer 13

may be better suited for a SAWA

Question 14

shoulder rehab traumatic/post surgical bracing

Answer 14

standard sling and swathe

ER/ABD immobilizer

Question 15

IR v. ER immobilization

Answer 15

evidence doesnt support a difference

ER immobilization could resist decrease in anterior capsule detachment and labral reduction

Question 16

compression/posture-cueing shirts or scapular stabilizing brace

Answer 16

posture cuing shirts

scapular stabilizing brace

Question 17

compression, posture, cueing shirts have a

Answer 17

perceived benefit

delay or prevent the onset of pain from multiple innings w/ concurrent improving performance

Question 18

scapular stabilizing brace–> where do changes occur

Answer 18

changes occurred in forward shoulder angle and the electromyographic activity of the upper, middle and lower trap muscles

Question 19

scapular stabilizing brace–> reduce

Answer 19

reduces forward shoulder angle

Question 20

scapular stabilizing brace–> produces

Answer 20

beneficial changes in muscular activity and posture in healthy overhead athletes

Question 21

uses of an elbow hyperextension brace

Answer 21

following UCL tear/repair

hyperextension

fx

biceps/triceps rupture

Question 22

braces for lateral epicondylitis

Answer 22

forearm strap

wrist extension splint

Question 23

wrist extension splint allows

Answer 23

greater degree of pain relief

Question 24

forearm strap brace uses

Answer 24

counter force orthoses

resulted in immediate increase in pain-free grip strength

Question 25

wrist orthotics

Answer 25

hyperextension injury/carpal tunnel syndrome thumb UCL splinting/bracing

Question 26

hip orthoses

Answer 26

muscular strain

Question 27

fx braces

Answer 27

effective management of low-energy, selected fxs of the tibia, humerus and ulna

Question 28

principles of fx brace

Answer 28

allows early mobilization typically applied following period of casting maintains stability of fx by loading soft tissue by hydraulic effect light weight remove for exercise