soft tissue

Question 1

all soft tissue

Answer 1

can do longitudinal, perpendicular, or inhibitory

hold 1-2 seconds, release 1-2 second, repeat until you feel tissue soften?

Question 2

thoracic: prone pressure

Answer 2

place hands on pts back opposite side of you and strech muscles away from spine

lumbar ROM

*perpendicular*

Question 3

thoracic: prone pressure with counterpressure

Answer 3

place hands on either side of spine, move them *parralel* opposite of each other

lumbar ROM

Question 4

thoracic: subscapular stretch

Answer 4

put pts arm behind back, grab on to scapula and pull on it laterally

lumbar ROM

Question 5

upper thoracic with shoulder block, lateral recumbent

Answer 5

place pts arm over yours to grab their muscle behind shoulder. put other hand on their shoulder. stretch muscle laterally (*perpendicullary*)

lumbar ROM

Question 6

lower thoracic under the shoulder, lateral recumbent ST

Answer 6

put pts arm over yours and grab their lower back. pull on muscles on side of their spine closest to you using finger pads while rotating your elbows out.

*have patient breath*

lumbar ROM

Question 7

paraspinal inhibitory technique

Answer 7

lay pt in prone and cup finger pads around side of spine closest to you and hold for 30-60 sec

Question 8

lumbar prone pressure

Answer 8

perpendicular lower back stretch towards you

lumbar ROM

Question 9

lumbar: prone pressure with counterleavage

Answer 9

perpendicularly stretch lower back away from you while grabbing pts hip

lumbar ROM

Question 10

lumbar: paraspinal perpendicular stretch

Answer 10

stretch pts back towards you (can grab hip for counterforce)

lumbar ROM

Question 11

cervical traction

Answer 11

put one hand on subocciptial area of pt and other hand on chin to pull upward

cervical ROM

Question 12

c-spine: unilateral forearm fulcrum forward bending

Answer 12

put arm under pts head and use other hand to rotate their head

cervical ROM

Question 13

c-spine: bilateral forearm fulcrum forward bending

Answer 13

put both arms under pts head and lift head up

cervical ROM

Question 14

c-spine: contralateral traction

Answer 14

drage pts neck muscles towards you while pushing head away *perpendicular*

cervical ROM

Question 15

c-spine cradling with traction

Answer 15

move finger pads longitudinally up pts neck

cervical ROM

Question 16

head and c-spine suboccipital release

Answer 16

finger pads press into subocciptal region and use inhibitory force and hold for 30 sec-1 min(can also knead like c-spine cradling?)

cervical ROM

Question 17

LE: iliotibial band lateral recumbent

Answer 17

lay pt on side towards you, make a fist and slide it up and down their lateral thigh while other hand holds hip

hip ROM and knee ROM

Question 18

LE: iliotibial band prone

Answer 18

lay pt prone, grab ankle with one hand, thigh (IT band) with the other and move them in opposite directions

knee ROM and hip ROM