Week 4.6 Interventions for involuntary contractions and mvmts

Question 1

what is dyskinesia

Answer 1

abnormal involuntary movements

Question 2

dyskinesia is a pathology of the

Answer 2

BG

Question 3

is dyskinesia specific or variable

Answer 3

variable

Question 4

in Huntington’s, what kind of movement impairment is most common, and what other things do we see

Answer 4

chorea, and also bradykinesia, dystonia and myoclonus, tics.

Question 5

what movement do you see in PD

Answer 5

restring tremor and bradykinesia

Question 6

what is an essential tremor

Answer 6

an action tremor seen in at least 1 arm during four tasks, interfering with one ADL

Question 7

what kind of movement do you see in CP

Answer 7

choreoathetoid and dystonia

Question 8

what kind of movement do you see with stroke

Answer 8

chorea, dystonia and Parkinsonism

Question 9

what is a Pharma prep intervention for involuntary contractions and movements

Answer 9

botox

Question 10

what is a surgical modality prep intervention for involuntary movement, and in what conditions

Answer 10

deep brain stimulation, for PD and Huntington’s (its like a pacemaker to decrease movement)

Question 11

what are some prep intervention therapeutic techniques

Answer 11

• vibration to decrease tremors
• exercise and bracing to reduce contracture in dystonia
• sensorimotor training, mental rehearsal, mirror
• vibration
• CIMT
• TENS, biofeedback,
• orthotics
• kinesiotaping
• WB

Question 12

how can we apply interventions to function

Answer 12

task specific practice

Question 13

why might we use an orthotic

Answer 13

to decrease DOF