PT Basic Terms Flashcards
Examination
Process of obtaining a history, performing relevant systems reviews, and selecting and administering specific tests and measures
Evaluation
A dynamic process in which the PT makes clinical judgements based on data gathered during the examination
Assessment
A process by which data are gathered, hypotheses are formulated, and decisions are made for further action.
Patient history
Complete medical history of the patients chief complaints, present illness, past history, allergies, current medications, lifestyle and habits, social history, vocational and economic history, and family history.
Visual analog pain scale
Line with verbal or pictorial anchors to indicate continuum from no pain to the worst pain. Patient marks line an mark is measured to determine pain level.
Numerical rating scale
0-10 scale
“the art of gymnastics” 500BC
Herodicus
Saw the value of ther-ex to combat effects of inactivity and used electrical stim (fish) 400BC “father of medicine”
Hippocrates
Described benefits of exercise, musculoskeletal injuries, and kinetics and physiology of human movements 2nd century AD
Galen
First physical therapists
Marguerite Sanderson and Mary McMillan
Polio outbreak of 1916 and world war I 1917 led to
A division of special hospitals and physical reconstruction. Also had legislation to provide “reconstruction therapy” to all disabled vets returning from war
AWPTA >American Physiotherapy Association
Name change occurring to include men
1967 what association got started ?
APTA started in this year
A technically educated health care provider who assists the physical therapist in the provision of physical therapy
PTA definition
General supervision
To be available offsite through telecommunications
Direct supervision
Being on site; physically present at all times
In Arizona, how many support staff may a PT supervise?
3 and one must be a PTA
In Arizona, how many hours must one have in order to be supervised with general supervision?
2000 hours under direct supervision
PTPP
physical therapist in private practice (clinic)
PT must be physically present at all times that a PTA is performing services
Medicare rule about supervision
Things a PTA cannot do
perform evaluations, develop or change the plan of care, write a discharge summary, perform joint mobilizations/manipulations, perform sharps debridement
Five elements of patient management
examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention
Indications
Tells you to do a treatment. see swelling, do RICE
Contraindications
Tells you not to do something. Pacemaker, then do not stim
Intradisiplinary
team made up of the same discipline
Multidisciplinary
multiple disciplines working independently (home health, or outpatient)