PT Applications Flashcards
Kellgren grading for Osteophyte Formation & Narrowing (Cervical Spondylosis)
- Ant. and post. osteophyte formation at the vertebral body margin.
- Osteophyte formation adjacent to the neurocentral lip.
- Narrowing of the sagittal center of the spinal canal.
- IVD space narrowing.
Hypotension occurs d/t
Dec. in venous return to the heart.
Components of physical fitness
- Body composition
- Endurance
- Agility
- Strength
Most common sx in intracranial hemorrhage
H/A
Prime energy source for active muscles
Glucose
Chvostek test is a test for?
CN 7; hypocalcemia
Opisthotonic posturing, impulses should be shifted to:
Anterior trunk muscles
Hubbard tank
Whole body immersion; for pts. c difficulty transferring
Acute Sacroilitis
(+) Pelvic rock test
(+) Gaenslen’s sign
The technique used to free a body part from the resistance of friction while it is moving.
Suspension
- Hydrothorax
- Pyothorax
- Chylothorax
- Water; pleural effusion
- Pus
- Lymph
US: parameters to inc. NCV
3 W/cm2
Effects of immob
- Sluggish circulation
- Articular cartilage contracture
- Muscle atrophy
- Connective tissue weakening
Primary organ affected by CF
Pancreas
- Brudzinski
- Bragard
- Sicard
- Turyn
- Neck flexion
- SLR + DF
- SLR + big toe ext
- Big toe ext
Nn fiber most sensitive to US
B fibers
Auscultation: totally absent or may be diminished
Atelectasis
Functional mobility
Bed mob and amb
US: Temperature rise around the jt.
3-5 deg C
Hormone relaxin commonly affects which joint/s
SI(J)
Coughing in an upright sitting will produce the highest:
Expiratory flow rate
Lung volume
Intrapleural pressure
TENS has frequencies ranging from:
10-300 pps
Ability to move proximal segments over fixed distal segments
Controlled mobility
UVR: abiotic rays, c wavelengths:
<2,900 A