final exam Flashcards
list your protocols for applying friction technique:
area warmed with GSM
adhesions found by stripping
CFF applied
fingers dont glide
hand placement/ergonomics correct
pain scale established
check in w/ client about px
flush after frictions
stretch
ice massge CBAN
list protocols for applying trigger point therapy technique:
warm w/ GSM
TP found by stripping
pain scale
ischemic compressions
check in w/ client about px
pressure released after cx says px/referral diminished to 2/10
heat & stretch
hand placement and ergonomics
what homecare would be appropriate for someone experiencing acute plantar fasciitis? what about chronic plantar fascitis?
acute:
- forzen water bottle/marbles
- MLD
- PR ROM
- elevate
- rest
chronic:
- DMH on calf
- stretch gastroc/soleus/toe extensors
- self massage
- stretch intrinsic mm
- orthotics
what happens with the medial longitudinal arch when someone with functional pes planus is NOT weight bearing? what about with structural pes planus?
functional: will change
structural: wont change
transverse fracture
stays in place after reduction. clean break of bone across. heals more rapidly
oblique fracture
angle force to bone. hard to keep in place after injury
spiral fracture
when the bone twists/spirals during injury. hard to keep in place, small tissue damage
comminuted fracture
often unstable. consist of 2 or more fragments
avulsion fracture
ligament pulls a portion of bone away that it is attached to
osteochondral fracture
fragments of articular cartilage are sheared from joint surface
compression fracture
the bone is crushed. occurs in cancellous bone (ie. vetebral body)
greenstick fracture
“hair line fracture” bone is bent or partially broken. most common in children younger than 10
perforation fracture
result of a gunshot would to bone
stress fracture
cracks in the bone due to overuse or repetitive actions, common in runners to the tibia
MOI for colles fracture
FOOSH in extension (fork looking)
MOI for Galeazzi fracture
fall on hand w/ some rotational component. rotation causes the fracture
MOI for pott’s fracture
lateral blow causing over pronation of foot (eversion)
MOI for Dupuytrens fracture
eversion with external rotation of the ankle
what intake quesitons would be useful to ask your client when suspecting tendinitis?
- what activities/movements cause pain?
- where is the pain?
- what are the present symptoms? how long have these symptoms been present?
- what is the clients recreational/occupational posture?
- previous injury to affected limb?
- new activity/increase in duration.speed of activity?
- has condition been diagnosed by physician?
- supports/brace during activity?
- NSAIDS? steroids?
- does cx have a stretching/strengthening program and is is being followed?
does tendinitis heal quickly or slowly? why?
slowly, limited blood supply
list and describe the grades of tendinitis
1: px after activity
2: px before and after
3: px before, during and after. px may restrict acitivity
4: px with ADL’s, continues to get worse
speeds test
purpose: bicipital tendonitis if pain, strain if weak
action: standing. they resist shoulder flexion while supinating and then pronating
positive: tenderness in the bicipital groove and/or weakness
drop arm test
purpose: tear in rotator cuff
action: we abduct the shoulder 90 degrees, cx slowly lowers
positive: unable to return arm slowly or px
hawkins kennedy
purpose: supraspinatus tendontitis
action: client seated, flex their arm and elbow then medially rotate shoulder
positive: face shows pain
cozens test
purpose: tests for lateral epicondylitis
action: stabilize elbow (sitting), palpate lateral epicondyle with one hand. they make a fist and forearm pronated. resist radial deviation and extension
positive: pain over lateral epicondyle
mills test
purpose: tests for lateral epicondylitis
action: arm out (flexed) a little, elbow extended, wrist flexed an resist wrist flexion
positive: pain over lateral epicondyle
medial epicondylitis test
purpose: test for medial epicondylitits
action: forearm supinated, extend wrist for them while palpating medial epicondyle
positive: pain over medial epicondyle
mortons test
purpose: test for neuromas/stress fracture
action: client supine. therapist grasps foot around metatarsal heads and squeezes the together
positive: pain between bones= neuroma’ pain on bone= stress fracture
thompsons test
purpose: achilles tendon rupture
action: prone with feet over the edge of the table and leg mm relaxed. squeeze the affected gactroc/soleus mm
positive: absence of plantar flexion when mm is squeezed
fabers test
purpose: hip joint pathology. iliopsoas spasm or SI may be affected
action: client supine, test leg ankle over knee of opposite leg, push on test leg and stabilize hip with other hand
positive: if leg remains above opposite leg or pain in hip/SI indicates SI/hip/iliopsoas
obers test
purpose: IT band/TFL contracture or trochanteris bursitis
action: side lying. lower leg is flexed for stability. upper leg abducted and extended back, knee flexed and slowly lower to the table
positive: contracture= leg will not lower. bursitis=pain over GT
(consider functional pes planus) how will the medial longitudinal arch be affected?
decreased
(consider functional pes planus) which mms will likely be lengthened/weak?
tib anterior
tib posterior
extensor hallucis longus
(consider functional pes planus) which mms will likely be shortened/hypertonic
gastroc
soleus
peroneals
(consider functional pes planus) what are some associated conditions with pes planus?
plantar fasciitis
(consider functional pes planus) will the joints in the medial longitudinal arch be hyper- or hypomobile?
hypermobile
(consider functional pes planus) what ranges may be limited with AF ROM?
- eversion of the calcaneous is greater than 10 degrees
- dorsiflexion of the ankle may be limited with severe pes planus
(consider functional pes planus) what is your primary treatment goal/aim
- decrease SNS
- treat compensatory
- treat other conditions (tendonitis, ITB contractures)
- reduce fascial
- reduce HT, TP, adhesions
- stretch shortened mms
- increase local circulation
- encourage circulation to weak and taut structures
- mobilize hypomobile joints
(consider functional pes planus) list the causes of pes planus?
- hyper mobility of foot
- poor biomechanics
- shortened mms (gastroc, soleus, achilles)
- weakness in supporting structures ( tib pos)
- habitual poor posture
- nerve lesion to common peronal or posterior tibial nn
- trauma to foot/ankle
- foot weak with poor support to MLA
- congenital abnormalities in bones of foot/legs/thigh
if a client has a chronic sprain to the anterior talofibular ligament, which would you want to strengthen to act as a “splint” for the injured area
tibialis posterior and anterior, and the peroneals