Final Review Flashcards
What is the most common type disc herniation?
Posterior or posterolateral
Positioning that would provide relief from various facet irritations in the L/S
- Flexion, and contralateral lateral flexion. (moving away from irritation.)
What are the causes and triggers for Primary Raynaud’s?(both are the same)
Idiopathic
In secondary Raynauds, it is due to a secondary condition like TOS
Most common cause is Cold and Emotional Stress
What are the aims of treatment and techniques appropriate for a client with Chronic Bronchitis?
1) Decrease sympathetic NSF. Encourage diaphragmatic breathing
2) Reduce fascial restrictions
3) Stretch shortened muscles, reduce hypertonicity, reduce trigger points, reduce pain. Increase local circulation to flush out metabolites, mobilize thorax
4) Postural drainage to remove secretions
What are the causes of Varicose Veins?
Caused by impaired function of the venous valves
What are the contraindications of Varicose Veins?
- Deep specific techniques
- Local massage is CI’d for 24 hours after medical treamtnet
- If Cx is taking Anticoagulant medication modify techniques and pressure
- MT to the Legs is CI’d with DVT symptoms
List appropriate Homecare for varicosities.
- Compression Stockings to help with the Venous Return o in the legs
- Care is taken not to scratch the skin over the varicosities to prevent bleeding and ulceration
- Standing in a cold foot bath, marching in place.
- Elevated legs and feet at least 3 times a day for about 10 minutes
- AF ROM like drawing the alphabet with your feet
What are the various degrees/levels of hypertension and what qualifies for each?
Normal: 120/80 Low: 90 or less/60 or less Pre-hyper: 130-139/85-89 Mild: 140-159/90-99 Moderate: 160-179/100-109 Severe: 180-209/110-119 Very Severe: 210+/120+
What is hypotension?
A decrease in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure below normal (90 or less/60 or less)
Following massage a client would be at risk for fainting due to a drop in BP.
What is the approach to treatment for a client who presents with Thrombophlebitis?
- THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE TREAT, RATHER A CONDITION WE MUST BE AWARE OF TO DETECT AND REFER OUT
What is Neurotmesis and the degrees?
3-5 (Poor Recovery - Worst)
- A severance to part or all of a nerve trunk. There are sensory, motor and autonomic losses (degeneration of axons) and it results in degeneration of the nerve. It required surgery and has a poor recovery prognosis. Muscle wasting is usually involved.
What is Axonotmesis and it’s degrees?
2 (Good Prognosis - Okay)
- A prolonged, severe compression with which there are sensory, motor and autonomic losses (degeneration of axons). It takes month to recover from this type of injury and no surgical treatment is necessary. There is muscle wasting involved but overall the prognosis is good.
What is Neuropraxia and it’s degrees?
1 (Good prognosis - Best)
- A loss of motor function only, but it presents as weakness (no sensory or autonomic involvement). This only happens with compression injuries. There is no structural damage to the nerve – no Wallerian Degeneration(nerve lesions or compression and the nerve distal to compression site degenerates) and it may require weeks to months for recovery but it has a good prognosis. (EX. Sitting on your wallet)
“lightning like”, often throbbing pain. No significant pathological change in the nerve. Characterized by a “trigger zone”, an area that causes attack when stimulated.
Neuralgia
What is the most common type of Neuralgia?
Trigeminal and Intercostal Neuralgia
Others: Phrenic, Lumbar, Brachial and Sciatic
What is the cause of Neuralgia?
Local compression and prolong exposure to cold
Local MT CI’d in Acute
List possible modifications necessary for clients with Klumpke’s Paralysis and for Erb’s Palsy
1) When client is in supine, ensure that there is no traction being placed on the nerve.
2) When client is in sidelying, place a pillow under the UNAFFECTED side to help place the head in a more neutral position.
What are the possible causes of Klumpke’s Paralysis
1) During birth: forceps or poor positioning – breech or legs first is the most likely cause in children
2) Falling from a height and grabbing onto something most likely cause in adults
What muscles are affected with Klumpke’s Paralysis
1) All of the Forearm Flexors
2) Exception of Brachioradialis which is overworked so it is tight
3) Weakness of Forearm Flexors or Atrophy depending on severity
4) Extensors are hypertonic and contractured with TP
* Claw Hand*
What are the possible causes of Erb-Duchenne Palsy?
1) Birth trauma: baby is pulled from the birth canal when the neck is extended, rotated and laterally flexed
2) Adults: trauma that violently separates neck & shoulder – shoulder depression with cervical contralateral lateral flexion
- MVA or Motorcycle accident
- Sports injury where person lands on head/shoulders
Chronic Microtrauma: Carrying heavy backpack for long period “Backpacker’s Palsy”
What muscles are affected with Erb-Duchenne Palsy?
Muscle wasting and motor dysfunction in all muscles above the elbow, especially abductors, external rotators and extensors as well as elbow flexors and forearm supinators.
1) Upper limb presents with “Waiter’s tip deformity”: (strap em down)
2) Adducted shoulder
3) Medially rotated arm
4) Extended elbow & forearm pronated
5) Wrist & fingers flexed
Tissue edema and dystrophy are not significant Sensory loss in:
- C5 and C6 dermatome
- Sensory deficits in the distribution of the axillary, musculocutaneous & radial nerves
- Lateral aspect of the forearm (lateral antebrachial nerve – continuation of the musculocutaneous nerve
Describe the etiology for Pronator Teres Syndrome
- Repetitive activities that irritate the pronator teres and compress the Median Nerve, like supination to pronation. (EX. Carpenter)
- Blunt force Trauma to Pronator Teres
Describe the presentation for Pronator Teres Syndrome.
1) No nocturnal pain
2) Pain on resisted pronation
3) Tenderness at attachments
4) Pain in anterior forearm rather than wrist
5) Flexor retinaculum and distal is carpal tunnel,
6) Sensory innervation in mid forearm.
7) Carpal tunnel is weakness of thenar eminence
Presentation is similar to Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, the difference occurs not only in the thumb movement but in the wrist, index and middle finger flexion are also compromised as the median nerve innervates Palmaris Longus, Flexor Carpi Radialis and Flexor Digitorum Superficialis.
Sensory innervations/distributions to Sciatic
Motor: Hamstrings, Lower Leg and Foot
Sensory: Most of the anterior and posterior lower leg, Foot