Terms Flashcards
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that, over time, can cause some of the vertebrae in your spine to fuse.
Unstable Spondylolisthesis
Can be stable of unstable. Forward displacement of one vertebra on another.
- if unstable limit heavy labor or vigorous activity
Convex concave rule
If moving joint surface is CONVEX, sliding is in the opposite direction.
If moving joint surface is CONCAVE, sliding is in the same direction.
What is common cause of anterior G-H dislocation?
forced shoulder abduction, ER, and extension.
With disc protrusion a pt tends to lean away for their symptoms (pain), what should be done to correct this?
if pain is felt on left side pt will be leaning trunk to R so, shift pt’s hips to the R to correct lean and relieve symptoms.
Deep tendon reflexes (DTR’s) responses could be?
- Areflexia (absent) or 0
- Hyporeflexive (sluggish) or 1+, indicates LMN injury
- Normal or 2+
- Hyperreflexia (brisk) or 3+, indicates UMN injury or disease
What is crutch palsy?
- compression of radial nerve
- weakness in triceps, brachioradialis, supinator, wrist and finger extensors, and sensory loss in dorsum of hand and radial forearm could result.
What is Saturday night palsy?
- compression of radial nerve (at spiral groove of humerus) from draping are over the back of chair for long period.
What is Stereognosis and how is it tested?
- the ability to distinguish objects by feel alone
- object is placed in pt’s hand (with eye’s closed) and pt id’s the object by touch alone.
What is Barognosis and how is it tested?
- ability to evaluate the weight of objects
- similar objects of different weights are placed in pt’s hands and pt tries to id the difference in weight
What is Kinesthesia?
- awareness of the position and movement of body parts by means of sensory organs (proprioceptions) in muscle and joints.
