CNS Flashcards
(26 cards)
CVA meaning & alternative name
Cerebrovascular Accident / stroke
What is primary aim of physiotherapy ?
To restore proper functioning to the body
Permanent disease ? - reduce impact of dysfunction
ICF and reason behind it ?
International classification of functioning, disease and health.
Comprehensive assessment
Comprehensive assessment include ?
Participation restrictions
Activity limitations
Impairments
Aphasia + dysphasia meaning
Loss of speech
Disturbed speech
Receptive + Expressive meaning
Cannot comprehend - wernicke
Cannot express - broca
Meaning dysarthria & nerves problem (LMNL)
Nasal sound with speech , motor component of speech
Vagal, glossopharyngeal + facial
Meaning dysphagia
Difficulty in swallowing
Meaning hemianopia
Destruction of optic tract before chiasm , destroys fibres of half of each retina
Meaning hemiplegia
Clinical picture of contralateral lesion
3 levels of assessment in objective assessment
Spontaneous behaviour
Response to verbal input
Response to therapeutic handling / facilitation
Principles of observation analysis
General behaviour
Functional activities
Quality of movement
Analyse the underlying reasons
What is muscle tone
Readiness of muscle
Resistance felt when limb / joint is moved passively
Muscle tension / continuous state of muscle activity
Resistance when moved passively due to
Non-neural tone - passive stiffness
Neural tone - active muscle activity ( stretch reflex contraction )
Myotatic reflex ?
Monosynaptice reflex, tendon jerk reflex
Explain NPRM
Normal postural reflex mechanism
Sensation Equilibrium reactions Protective extensors Righting reactions Tone Perception Reciprocal innervation
What is spasticity
Velocity dependent increase in resistance to passive stretch of muscle
Placing dependent on
Normal tone
Normal reciprocal innervation
Intact tactile sensation
Intact propriception
Superficial sensation
Sensation from skin ( cutaneous sensation )
Pain, vibration, temperature and light touch
5 modalities of sensation
Posterior tract - vibration, light touch and joint position
Spinothalmic tract - temperature and pin prick
Common impairments UMNL
Deficits in sensory awareness ( information from sensory receptors not perceived )
Deficits in sensory interpretation ( loses ability to correctly interpret info form receptors )
Deficits in kinesthetic memory ( sensory knowledge of normal movement )
What is assessed in hemiplegic patient to determine sensory changes
Pain LT Thermal Proprioception Tactile discrimination
Stereognosis
Ability to differentiate in size , form, texture etc through touch
2 point discrimination tests
Ability to differentiate between two dofferent stimuli when given at the same time