UE/LE COunterstrain Flashcards
Counter-strain Steps
Counter-strain Steps
- Structural exam to find SD
- Find a significant tenderpoint
- Establish pain scale
- Shorten the local tissues while monitoring
- Reduce pain by at least 70% by putting pt in comfortable position
- Maintain position for 90 seconds
- Passively return to neutral
- Recheck/reassess (tenderness, asymmetry, ROM, etc.)
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Which TP do you treat in counterstrain?
- Most tender 1st
- If more than 1 that are similar in tenderness, tx the most central/proximal
Lateral Trochanter Counterstrain
- TP:
- Pt position
- Doc:
- Position:
- TP: inferior to the iliac crest in the body of the tensor fascia lata
- Pt position: supine or prone
- Doc: same side of TP
- Position: f ABD hip

IT Band Counterstrain
- TP:
- Pt position
- Doc:
- Position:
- TP: along IT band, below lateral trochanter
- Pt position: supine/prone (back)
- Doc: same side to TP
- Position: f ABD hip/thigh

Lateral hamstring Counterstrain
- TP:
- Pt position
- Doc:
- Position:
TP: distal aspect of the biceps femoris muscle, where it attaches to the fibular head (near the back of the knee)
Pt position: supine or prone
Doc: same side as TP
Position: F ER Abd & compress calcaneous to plantar flex ankle
- flex knee
- ER and abduct tibia

Medial hamstring Counterstrain
- TP:
- Pt position
- Doc:
- Position:
MEdial hamstring Counterstrain
TP: distal part of medial hamstring, near attachment of posterior medial part of tibial condyle
Pt position: supine of prone
Doc: ipsilateral to TP
Position: F IR Add
- Flex knee
- IR and adduct tibia by grabbing ankle

Lateral meniscus (lateral fibular) collateral ligament
TP:
Pt position
Doc:
Position: F Abd IR/ER
- TP: Lateral aspect of menicus on joint line
- Pt postion: supine (back)
- Doc: same side as TP, seated
- Position F Abd IE/ER
- Abduct the patients thigh so leg is off table
- Flex knee to 35-40%
- Abduct tibia and IR/ER until tenderness is less than 70% reduced

Medial meniscus (medial tibial) collateral ligament
- TP:
- Pt position
- Doc:
- Position:
- medial knee joint line
- supine (on back)
- ipsilateral seated
- Abduct the patients thigh so leg is off table
- Flex knee to 35-40%
- Adduct tibia and IR/ER until tenderness is less than 70% reduced
Anterior cruciate counterstrain
TP:
Pt position
Doc:
Position:
TP: superior aspect of popliteal fossa
Pt position: supine (back)
Doc: same side
Position:
- Fulcrum (pillow) on distal femur
- Push proximal tibia posterior on distal femur
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Posterior cruciate counterstrain
TP:
Pt position
Doc:
Position:
TP: right below center of popliteal fossa
Pt position: supine (back)
Doc: supsilateral
Position:
- Fulcrum (pillow) under proximal tibia
- Push posterior on distal femur
- moves femur posterior on proximal tibia

Popliteus TP
- TP:
- Pt position
- Doc:
- Position:
- TP: Muscle belly inferior to popliteal space
- Pt position: prone (stomach)
- Doc: ipsi
- Position:
- flex knee and IR tibia

Extension Ankle (Gastrocnemius) TP
TP:
Pt position
Doc:
Position:
- TP: proximal gastroc muscle, distal to popliteal margin
- Pt: prone
- Doc: same side
- Position
- Flex knee
- Plantarflex ankle and rest on you
- Compress through calcaneus

Medial ankle (tibialis anterior) TP
- TP:
- Pt position
- Doc:
- Position:
- TP: Anterior and inferior to medial malleolus on deltoid L
Pt position: LR with pillow under affected leg
Doc:
Position:
* Inversion of foot and ankle + IR

Lateral ankle fibularis (longus, brevis tertius) TP
- TP:
- Pt position
- Doc:
- Position:
- TP: anterior and inferior to lateral malleolus in the sinus tarsi
- Pt position: LR with pillow under affected leg
- Doc:
- Position:
- Evert w slight ER
Flexion Calcaneus (Quadratus Plantae) TP
TP:
Pt position
Doc:
Position:
- TP: Plantar surface of calcaneus at, where it attaches to plantar fascia
Pt position: supine or pronse
Doc: ipsilateralt TP
Position:
* Flex knee * Put dorsum of foot on docs thigh * Move calcaneus toward forefoot

Navicular TP
TP:
Pt position
Doc:
Position:
Navicular TP
TP:
Pt position
Doc:
Position:
Shoulder TART
- Joints: GH, SC, AC
- Myofascial:
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Supraspinatus TP

- TP: Middle of supraspinatus muscle; above spine of scapula
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Postion:
- Lay supine
- F (45 deg) Abduct (45 deg) and ER

Infraspinatus TP

TP:
Pt position
Doc:
Position:
- TP:
- Upper: inferior and lateral to spine of scapula (posterior medial aspect of GH joint)
- Lower:
- Lower portion of muscle
- inferior to spine
- Lateral to medial morder
- Lower portion of muscle
- Position
- Upper: Supine (on back)
- Flex (90-120); abduct and adjust
- Upper (ER/IR)
- Flex (90-120); abduct and adjust
- Lower TP: LR with TP up; doc in front of
- Flex (135- 150) abduct and adjust
- ER
- Flex (135- 150) abduct and adjust
- Upper: Supine (on back)

Levator Scapulae TP

- TP: in levator at the superior angle of the scapula
- POSITION
- Lay prone and rotate head away
- IR arm by addiing traction with a little abduction

Rhomboid Minor/Major tP

- TP: Medial border of the scapular where rhomboids attach
- Position:
- seated or prone
- Pull on elbow and extend shoulder and adduct elbow

Arm undwind
- Place cephalad hand near patients shoulder
- Flex and abudcut patients arm and rest forearm in YOUR antecubital fossa so it wont hang
- Slide caudal hand UNDER scapula and grab medial scapular border
- Put cephalad hand on anterior shoulder
- Pull laterally and superior until fascia pull eases
- Slowly ER deep fascia all the way to the wrist and finish ST of thenar and hypothenar eminence and pull fingers;
DO NOT ER THE SHOUDER

Subscapularis TP

- Anterolateral border of scapula on subscapularis m (push posterior and medial) (deep in armpit)
- Pos (E IR)
- pt supine ( on back) with arm handing off
- Extend arm, IR wrist and add traction

Biceps Brachii (Long Head) TP
- TP: tendon of long head of bicep in bicipal grove
- Pt
- supine
-
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- Shoulder and elbow are flexed
- Arm is abducted and IR
Biceps Brachii (Short Head) TP
coracobrachialis

- tendon of Short head of biceps or coracobrachialis (inferolateral aspect of corocoid process)
- Pos F Add IR
- supine
- Arm and shoulder are flexed
- Arm is Adduction and IR

Pec Minor TP

- Inferomedial to coracoid process
- Pos (F Add)
- Pt is supine
- Cross arm oveer chest (flexion and adduction)
- Pull pts arm across chest by pulling the shoulder and scapula anterior
- pull inferroir and medial to shorten
- Pull pts arm across chest by pulling the shoulder and scapula anterior

Lateral Radial Head (supinator) TP

- Anterolateral aspect of radial head, where supinator attaches
- Pos
- Pt is supine; doc is sitting
- Extend elbow and forearm supinated
- Fine tune with valgus

MEdial epidcondyle (pronator teres)

- TP: near medial epicondyle where flexor tendons are and pronatro teres (TREX)
- Pos: )TREX)
- Patient supine (on back)
- Doc
- Flex, Pronate (palm down) elbow and adduct arm
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- Flex, Pronate (palm down) elbow and adduct arm

Dorsal wrist (extensor carpi radialis m) TP

TP: Dorsal surface on the 2nd metacarpal assx with extensor carpi radialise
Pos
Seated/supine
Extend and abduct wrist
Dorsal Wrist (Extensor Carpi Ulnaris) TP
TP: dorsal surface of te 5th metacarpal )
Extend and ADDUCT wrist
Palmar Wrist (Flexor Carpi Radialis): TP

TP: 2nd/3rd metarpal on pal in the flexor carpi radialis
Pos
Flex and abduct wrist

Palmar Wrist (Flexor Carpi Ulnaris) TP
- 5th metarpal on the palmar base in flexor carpi ulnaris
- Pos
- Flex and adduct
- Pos

First CMP (Abductor Pollici sBrevis):

TP: 1st metacarpal in the abductor polliics brevis m on palm
Flex wrist; abduct thumb
