Interprofessionak MSK Med Mangement Flashcards
Message therapist education/qualifications
Accredited massage therapy program
Avg 647 hours of training
Continuing education while in practice
What tools/techniques do massage therapist utilize?
Swedish massage - Hypertonicity **
Deep tissue - trigger points
Shiatsu - rhythmic pressure on precise points of body
Lymphatic massage - edema**
Rolfing - ten-step approach to align structure
Mostly referred to by chiropractors, physical therapist, and physicians
Who can perform acupuncture and what is it?
Most physicians can perform it in most states without formal certification
Requires 1200 hours of training for non physiciansn
Diplomate of acupuncture
Diplomate of Chinese herbology
Diplomate of oriental medicine
Combinations of traditional thought of encouraging the flow of qi mixed with modern though of recruiting neuroanatomical activities in segmental distributions
- neurochemical response to places of needle - body releases mediators of healing ( macrophages , substance, P, etc )
Acupuncture uses
Nausea, pain, headache, allergies, menstrual cramps, osteoarthritis, etc
Yoga
Group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices that were introduced to western culture in the late 19th century and early 20th century
- it’s a lifestyle change which may be difficult for patients
Ultimate goal of moksha (liberation)
Many forms of (classical, Buddhist, Jain, Vedanta, tantric, hatha, Laya, kundalini and feldenkrais)
Feldenkrais- gentle movement and directed attention to help people learn new and more effective wats of living with their bodies
What is the role of speech language pathologist?
Work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech language, social communication, and cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders in children and dukes,
-dysarthria, aphasia, pragmatics, voice, fluency, feeding and swallowing
What credentials do speech language pathologist need?
2 year master degree
For clinical doctor of speech language pathology need CScD, SLPD - 2 year masters degree
Where do speech language pathologist (SLP) practice?
Inpatient, out patient therapy, in schools
The mercy SLP - she also works in radiology to perform modified barium swallow studies
Who refers to SLP and what conditions/ pts are referred?
Physicians refers often for
Children with speech delay or autism spectrum disorders
Adults - Parkinson’s and MS, ALS - voice and breath support and swallowing and cognition , cognitive deficits from medications or anesthesia from procedure, help with clarity to be functional
Stroke patients
Dementia patients
Speech disorder and reason for referral
Person has difficulty producing sounds correctly or fluently ( stuttering fluency issue) or has problems with their voice or resonance
Language disorder and referral reasons
- trouble understanding others ( receptive language)
- trouble sharing thoughts, ideas, feelings (expressive language); can spoken or written and may involved the form (phonology, morphology, syntax) , context (semantics)and/ or use (pragmatics) of language in functional and socially appropriate ways
Social communication do and reason for referral
Trouble with social use of verbal and nonverbal communication
A) communicating social purposes like greetings, commenting, questions
b) talking in different ways to suit the listener and setting
C)following rules for conversation and story telling
All individuals with Austin spectrum disorder have social communication problems
Others who have traumatic brain injury also can have this
Cognitive communication and reason for referral
A person has problems organizing thoughts , paying attention, remembering, planning, and/ or problem solving.
Swallowing disorders and reasons for referral
A person has feeding and swallowing difficulties which may follow illness surgery stoke or injury
What is occupational therapy and what credentials do they have ?
Practitioners have holistic perspective in which the focus is on adapting the environment or task to fit the person, and the person is an integral part of the therapy team. It is evidence based practice deeply rooted in science. Goal is to reduce cost of health care
OTR - occupational therapist registered - masters degree
OTD - doctorate of occupational therapy - 2-3 year program
What services do OT provide?
Individualized evaluation, during which the client, family, and occupational therapist determine the persons goals
Custom intervention to improve pt’s ability to perform daily activities and reach the goals
Outcome evaluation to ensure that the goals are being met and or to modify the intervention plan based on pt skills and needs
