Final Review Flashcards
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ROM
Limitation can be caused from trauma or disease
-The maximum distance that bones move about a connecting joint
AROM
Contract muscles that control motion
SROM
Self ROM use unaffected side to help affected side
AAROM*
Active assisted therapist/client help during AROM
PROM*
- Therapist moves client, usually more than AROM
- Stretching, and moist heat to improve a client’s range of motion
Discrepancy
- Tendon not intact: Laceration or an avulsion of a tendon (need a repair, rest)
- Muscle weakness: Need strengthening
- Pain: Increased during contraction
- Scar tissue: (in hand or finger after surgery); restricted in the amount of range of motion that they’re allowed to perform for a long time (scar tissue adhering to different soft tissue in the hand)
Both AROM & PROM affected
Bony block, capsular tightness, muscle tightness, edema, contractures, and extensive scar tissue
End Feels
- Bony end
- Capsular
- Soft
- Spasm
- Empty
- Springy
- Boggy
Bony End-Feel
Movement is stopped because bony surfaces meet
Capsular End Feel
Firm/leathery, some give
Soft End Feel
Tissue against tissue
Spasm (End Feel)
Tissue responds with harsh movement in other direction
Empty End Feel
Stops due to pain
Springy End Feel
Rebounds/bounces back, abnormal ROM
Boggy End Feel
Edema
Note client substitutions such as: (ROM)
Leaning, side bending, shoulder hiking
Potential adverse consequences of edema include:
- Decreased range of motion
- Pain
- Decreased sensation
- Impaired occupational participation
How to measure for Edema
Tape measure, Volume Meter
Tape Measure to measure edema
We use a millimeter tape measure, larger parts of body when it’s not proven to submerge a body part in water
-Recent surgery, and they had sutures and weren’t supposed to submerge the body part into water, then we would use a tape measure rather than a volume meter
Volume meter to measure edema
Used to measure edema in an entire hand.
- If we only wanted to measure one finger, then we could use a millimeter tape measurement
- Volume meter gold standard more accurate but tape more common
- Measures mass of a body part by looking at water displacement as measured by a graduated cylinder
Gross Manual Muscle Testing*
- When we just want our clients to get up and moving (bathroom or to get up and get dressed)
- Not seeing them for a specific muscle weakness or impairment, but maybe something more generalized, like in a skilled nursing facility or in an inpatient facility
- Person wasn’t allowed to move their body part in a full range of motion– if they had lifting restrictions, then you would not perform mmt
- Wouldn’t perform mmt after fractures or surgeries or injuries until it was cleared by the physician
Strength Measurement
- Specific MMT
- Gross MMT
- Grip strength
- Pinch strength
Grip Strength
Generally measured by a Jamar dynamometer (most commonly in the second rung)
Pinch Strength
- Usually measured with a pinch meter
- Three different types of pinch: Tip, lateral, and palmar pinch