t-spine manual therapy & ther-ex

Question 1

what is the purpose of the patient hugging a towel roll?

Answer 1

to prevent thrust of further horizontal adduction–>damaging the shoulders

Question 2

skin lock

Answer 2

twist of the hand to get down, into the TP while patient is still sidelying

Question 3

stretch

Answer 3

barrel hug

Question 4

arm sweep

Answer 4

sidelying on floor to get rotation through thorax
o Sidelying, pillow under head
o Bottom hand on flexed knee
o Top hand reaches completely forward to get good thoracic rotation, arm sweeps up towards head, get over shoulder hill and sweep back getting rotation
o “good for golf swing!”

Question 5

seated body on head rotation

Answer 5

o sitting on physioball
o 2 tubes in each hand also held by PT
o rotate opposites getting rotation with head fixed forward
o can also counter rotate head
o can also increase resistance on tubes
o can also put arms at 90/90 while rotating, also with resistance (great endurance activity)

Question 6

foam roller

Answer 6

o different arm movement
o chin tucks
o theraband resistance
o walking with your feet and rolling on the roller

Question 7

quadriped

Answer 7

o roll forward with foam roller under hands

• put roller at 45 degree angle

Question 8

diagonal t-band

Answer 8

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