Week 4.2 RUSI Flashcards
What does RUSI stand for
Rehabilitation US Imaging
what is the AAOMPT stance on RUSI
in 2009, they said that US imaging is within the scope of PT practice.
what part of US imaging is not within the scope of practice for a PT
medical diagnosis (like tendon ruptures or ligament ruptures)
what kind of US uses are specific to PT
pelvic floor muscles TA IO, RA (diastasis recti) multifidus diaphragm deep neck flexors quadriceps angle
what are some arguable uses to US by PT
muscular ruptures (RTC) tenon ruptures (patellar tendon) tendinosis chronic overuse ligamant tears bursitis
in south Australia, they looked at PTs using RUSI, what did they find
88.3% used for assessment
72.7% for biofeedback
in the abdominal region, pelvic floor and lumbar multifidus. Only with less than 2 hours training or no training at all
what is the hype?
US is being used more in research, especially with MSK things, for biofeedback and reeducation tool.
what are they using US for
biofeedback and reeducation tools
how is US used to look at abdominal muscles
we look at the timing of the TA with LBP. LBP tends to be better if the TA activates
rehabilitative US imaging of the abdominal muscles article
TA and how to activate them for LBP
how do muscles differ in a contracted and a relaxed state
contracted, the bands are bigger. Relaxed, they are thinner
how can we use US for pelvic floor
to visualize it, and see when it is contracted and when it is relaxed
how can we use US with the multifidus
the multifidus will be larger on one side and show asymmetries in people with LBP
can we use US on Erector spinae
yes
how can we use PT diagnostic US in pregnant women
post pregnancy, with diastasis recti, and how it changes between session
