Week 2 Lecture Flashcards
What is the difference between MMT and functional strength tests?
MMT is specific while functional strength tests are not.
Functional Strength Test
Testing the motion in general, rather than each individual muscle. Can record within normal limits, functional limits or functional range.
Physiological discharge of receptors after application of stimuli.
Sensation
Cortical interpretation and appreciation of external stimuli.
Sensibility
Sensibility
How they interpret sensation
Which nerve of the hand would be most detrimental when damaged?
median nerve
ability to distinguish a single point stimulus from background stimulus
detection
distinguish the difference between stimulus A and B
discrimination
ability to organize tactile stimuli according to degree (ex: this feels different)
quantification (scaling)
ability to recognize objects by touch
recognition
Name the 4 components of the hierarchy of sensory capacity.
- detection
- discrimination
- quantification (scaling)
- recognition
Name the 4 types of sensibility tests.
- objective
- threshold
- functional
- provocative
Objective Sensibility Test
Requires only passive cooperation of patient
Threshold Sensibility Test
seeks to determine MINIMAL stimulus that can be perceived by patient ex: pain, temperature, vibration, touch, pressure
Functional Sensibility Test
- assesses USEFULNESS of sensibility
- speaks to disability caused by sensory impairment
Provocative Sensibility Test
-designed to ILLICIT an increase of symptoms
Vasomotor
skin temperature color
Sudomotor
sweat