Remediation/facilitation intervention

Question 1

Where is the GTO found in the muscle?

Answer 1

tendon

Question 2

What is the D1 flexion pattern for the UE?

Answer 2

crossing and tucking hair behind ear
- flexion/adduction/ER

“close your hand, turn, and bring your arm across your face”

Question 3

What is the D1 extension pattern for the UE?

Answer 3

waiter’s tip
- extension/abduction/IR

“open your hand, turn, and push your arm down and out”

Question 4

What is the D1 pattern for the UE, in general terms?

Answer 4

tucking hair behind ear to waiter’s tip

Question 5

What is rhythmic initiation?

Answer 5

taking them through motion with PROM, then doing active-assist ROM, then having them do it

Question 6

What is the D2 pattern for the UE?

Answer 6

disco to server holding tray over head

Question 7

When the arm is across the body, what D pattern is that?

Answer 7

D2

D1 = across the face
- remember D1/D2 make an “X” across the body

Question 8

A patient that has trouble kicking a soccer ball might be having trouble with what PNF pattern?

Answer 8

D1 flexion

Question 9

Squishing a bug and then looking at it on your foot is what PNF pattern?

Answer 9

D1 extension (IR)

Question 10

Squishing a bug and then looking at it on your foot is what PNF pattern?

Answer 10

D1 extension (IR)

Question 11

Patients who demonstrate difficulty initiating movement, controlling movement, and are in the early stages of motor learning could benefit from what technique (besides PNF)?

Answer 11

sensory stimulation

• proprioceptive stimulation through quick stretch, joint approximation, resistance
• somatosensory techniques (light touch to stimulate, maintained touch to calm)
• vestibular stimulation techniques (slow rocking to calm; irregular stimulation to heighten)