Pathologies

Question 2

What are the cervical pathologies?

Answer 2

Cervical Radiculopathy, Whiplash associated disorder, Thoracic outlet syndrome.

Question 3

Everything about about radiculopathy and ridicular pain?

Answer 3

Pathy: Spinal nerves or roots are compressed or irritated. Causes Pain, loss of sensation, motor function. Caused by bone spurs, herniated discs or trauma.
Cular: Shooting/electric shock, deep or superficial. Caused by compressed disc or degeneration.

Question 4

What is Whiplash-associated disorder?

Answer 4

Neck injuries surrounding soft tissues as a result of sudden acceleration-deceleration.
Reduced RoM, Muscular spasm, Stiffness, Deafness, tinnitus, dysphagia, nausea, fatigue, memory loss, TMJ pain

Question 5

What is thoracic outlet syndrome?

Answer 5

Caused by compression of neurovascular structures supplying the upper limb, vascular or neurogenic. Arterial - pain, cold intolerance. Venous - Cyanosis, feeling of heaviness, oedema. Neurogenic - S&S associated with brachial plexus compression.

Question 6

What is Postural related pain?

Answer 6

bad posture, weak serrattus and romboids

Question 7

What is Non-specific low back pain?

Answer 7

Back pain with no known underlying cause.

Question 8

What is lumber radiculopathy?

Answer 8

Spinal nerves or roots compressed usually by bony spurs, dics bulges and inflammation, causes weakness, loss of sensation and motor function.

Question 9

What is acute disc prolapse?

Answer 9

Dics bulges outwards of your spine and can press on your nerves. LBP, numbness, neck pain, weakness, pain in buttocks.

Question 10

What is Rotator cuff pathology?

Answer 10

Rotator cuff allows for stability in the shoulder, tears, impingement can affect this , calcific tendonitis.
Pain in around shoulder, painful movement, pain when raising arm, weakness in the shoulder, click or catching when moving shoudler.

Question 11

What is adhesive capsulitis

Answer 11

Is a gradual onset with no known cause but 40-60 women are more likely, diabetes/thyroid too. Causes inflammation initially then decreases range of movement in fibrotic stage, eventually will thaw. Use NSAIDS, steriods capsular release, education.

Question 12

What is GHJ instabulity?

Answer 12

Humeral head is not controlled within glenoid fossa, can be seen in weakness in outer ranges, decreased outer range of er,

Question 13

What is medial/lateral epicondylitis?

Answer 13

Umberlla term for pain from medial and lateral epicondyles. Can be tendinopathy check for changes in activity

Question 14

MCL/LCL injury

Answer 14

Acute injury, can be overuse, high reps will affect,

Question 15

What is carpal tunnel?

Answer 15

Is compression of median nerve, presents as numbness , burning pain pain can also radiate into upper arm.
Use NSAIDs for pain and splinting

Question 16

What is de quervains?

Answer 16

Affects the tendons in the wrist and thumb usually adductor, tendons become swollen and inflamed, pain and tenderness, caused by overuse/ thumb movement, women more likely.

Question 17

What is scaphoid fracture?

Answer 17

FOOSH, pain can quickly settle, pain in snuff box, swelling, reduced grip strength, focus on regaining rom wrist and grip strength.

Question 18

What is femoro acetabular impingement?

Answer 18

pain in movement, pain in back,butt,thigh. stiffness reducded rom. reducded rom use FADDIR / FABER

Question 19

What are lalbral tears

Answer 19

2 type 1: detachment of labrum from cartilage 2 : tear within labrum, use FADDIR.
Use MRI unload, avoid flexion, improve neuromuscular control

Question 20

What is meniscal tear?

Answer 20

Stress on knee when flexed/ compressed,. reduce pain swelling manual therapy improve quads work on control.