Rehab in the Pre-Prosthetic Phase Flashcards
1
Q
Mobility
A
- Bed mobility & transfers
- Ambulation
- Wheelchair
2
Q
Bed mobility
A
- Part to whole practice
- Simulate home environment
3
Q
Transfers
A
- Teach various techniques (initiate OOB, maximize safety, applicable to home)
- Prepare for prosthetic use
4
Q
Ambulation
A
- Start in parallel bars
- Appropriate - start with standing, weight shifting, balance, posture
- Progress assistive device
- Address gait quality
- Cover various terrains
- Change environment
5
Q
Stairs
A
- Appropriate: people who ambulate
- Progress to stimulate home environment
- Curbs
- Bumping
6
Q
Therapeutic Exercise
A
- Core
- Balance
- LE ROM
- LE therex
- UE therex
- Endurance
7
Q
Ace wrapping purpose
A
- Shaping for prosthetic use
- Desensitization
- Decrease shearing
- Decrease edema (pain control, enhance wound healing)
8
Q
Ace wrapping precautions
A
- Severe pain
- Infection
- Wound dehiscence
- Impaired sensation
- Elevated BP
9
Q
Ace wrapping components
A
- Figure 8
- Greatest pressure distally, decreases proximally
- No wrinkles
- Full coverage
- Anchor above proximal joint
