Soft Tissue and Myofascial Release

Question 1

Define Viscoelastic Material

Answer 1

Any material that deforms according to the rate of loading and deformity

Question 2

Define stress

Answer 2

The force that attempts to deform a connective tissue structure

Question 3

Define Strain

Answer 3

The percentage of deformation of a connective tissue

Question 4

Define Hysteresis

Answer 4

The difference between the loading and unloading characteristics that represents the energy that is lost; this energy that is lost is the hysteresis

Question 5

Define creep

Answer 5

Connective tissue that is under a constant sustained load will elongate in response to the load

Question 6

Define bind

Answer 6

A palpable restriction of connective tissue mobility

Question 7

Define ease

Answer 7

The direction in which the connective issue will be moved in deformational stretching

looseness or laxity

Question 8

Define Hookes law

Answer 8

The strain placed on an elastic body is in proportion to the stress placed upon it

Question 9

Define Wolfe’s law

Answer 9

Bone will develop according to the under stresses placed upon it

Question 10

Define Sherringtons law

Answer 10

When a muscle (agonist) receives a nerve impulse to contract its antagonists simultaneously receive an impulse to react

Question 11

Differentiate between a direct and indirect treatments

Answer 11

DIRECT: Go towards and eventually through the barrier
INDIRECT: Go away from the restrictive barrier

Question 12

What are the soft tissues that are involved in the body?

Answer 12

Anything other than bone

Fascia
Muscles
Organs
Vasculature

Question 13

Define fascia

Answer 13

Complete system with a blood supply, fluid drainage, and innervations

tissue protection and healing (NOT TENDONS LIGAMENTS OR APONEUROSES)

connective tissue that is composed of collagen fibers and elastin fibers

Question 14

What are the 4 layers of fascia

Answer 14

Pannicular fascia
Axial and Appendicular fascia
Meningeal Fascia
Visceral fascia

Question 15

What is Pannicular fascia?

Answer 15

The outermost layer of fascia from the somatic mesenchyme and surrounds the entire body

outer-adipose
Inner layer- membranous

Question 16

What is the axial and appendicular fascia?

Answer 16

Internal to the pannicular and surrounds all of the muscles, the perosteum or bone, and the peritendon and tendons

Question 17

What is the meningeal fascia?

Answer 17

Surrounds the nervous system including the dura

Question 18

What is the visceral fascia?

Answer 18

Surrounds the body cavities

Question 19

Define a stretch

Answer 19

Increase the distance between the origin and insertion

Question 20

Define knead

Answer 20

Repetitive pushing of tissue perpendicular to muscle

Question 21

Define inhibition

Answer 21

Push and hold perpendicular to the fibers at the musculotendinous part of the hypertonic muscle

hold until relaxation of tissue

Question 22

What are the three activating forces of the MFR?

Answer 22

1. Inherent forces
2. Respiratory Cooperation
3. Patient Cooperation

Question 23

What is an inherent force?

Answer 23

Uses the body’s natural tendency to seek homeostasis

rhythmic activity

Question 24

What are the 4 ways in which respiratory force

Answer 24

1. Full cycle of respiratory effort; articulatory activating force
2. Particular phase of respiration: enhance position
3. Breath holding: hold breath until air hunger to trigger relaxation
4. Coughing or sniffing

Question 25

Describe parallel traction

Answer 25

Force directed parallel to muscle and fascial compartments, causing overall increase in length of the structure

Question 26

Describe perpendicular traction

Answer 26

Force directed away from the longitudinal axis