spasticity lower extrimity Flashcards
Movement difficulty and loss of balance at the affected lower extremity will have abnormal walking so upper extremity tone is increased
true or false?
true
Decrease in spasticity at trunk and arm will decrease?
lower extremity tone
which muscles are spastic in lower extremity?
Hip extensors
Knee extensors
Ankle plantar flexors
Foot invertors
why while standing Affected leg is in front of the healthy one?
because patients do not want weight bear on the affected leg
walker is better to the hemiplegic patients than canes and crutches
true or false?
false, cane and crutches are better for them
If the spasticity is at the moderate intensity:
Patient can flex the leg but performs the movement within the total pattern of flexion and hip abduction
Can not control the movement while taking leg to extension and can not stop at any point suddenly
true or false?
true
disruptive effect on walking is caused by?
Loss of extension control
when ankle is stiff in lower limb
what will result in?
Loss in dorsiflexion of foot
difficulty in weight bearing on foot.
hyperextension at the knee occurs
when the ankle is spastic as plantarflexed
the patient would not wb on his foot
true or false?
true
extension control should be gained in which position?
supine position
Foot dorsiflexion and eversion is possible with?
leg flexion
what will happen when the hip and knee are flexed ?
the patient tends to abduct by moving away from the healthy side
Due to backward retraction and rotation of pelvis and trunk, active abduction is hardly done
true or false?
false, active adduction
Treatment in standing position the affected leg should be Infront of the healthy leg
true or false?
false, shouldn’t be
what are facilitation techniques for the readiness of standing ?
Equal weight transfer to both hips.
Sliding of pelvis forward and backward on chair (pelvis control) without hand support
Elongation of the trunk flexor and rotator muscles when moving to the side chairs
holding hands while sitting the affected thumb in abduction should be placed above the healthy hand
true or false
true
how to bring the flexed leg into adduction while sitting?
both legs are brought to healthy side with knees together
in Crossing movement the affected leg on healthy leg
true or false?
true
for Controlled extension in sitting the PT’s hand where it is placed?
on the dorsal side of foot, controls the movement by holding the ankle in dorsiflexion.
Provides standing by weight bearing on affected leg.
Helpful for required independent knee flexion before stepping forward
are done by?
Bringing the dorsiflexed foot back before standing up
how standing up exercise is achieved?
Trunk should be brought forward.
Hands should be clasped.
Patient should look up while standing up.
Sudden and automatic retraction of the healthy leg backward should be avoided in?
standing up exercises
for standing up exercises the effected leg should be placed forward or backward?
backward for Weight transfer
physiotherapist should prevent what while standing up exercises to the patient?
Prevents the sudden knee hyperextension, foot plantar flexion and hip retraction by pulling knee a little forward