Flashcards in Musculoskeletal Day 1 Deck (39)
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what can be developed overtime according to your specific motion needs?
bursae
2
what kind of liquid is synovial fluid similar to?
oil, very viscous
3
what is a strain?
muscle injury
4
what is a sprain?
ligamentous stretching-type injury
5
how much movement do you have between your vertebral bodies?
2-5 degrees
6
what do cartilaginous joints provide?
stability AND some flexibility
7
what is a syndesmosis?
fibrous joint between two bones
-distal tibiofibula jt (allows leg to stay together)
-will not separate
8
what are two examples of a pivot joint?
radio/ulna
atlas/axis
9
how many movements does the TMJ have?
5 motions
it has a disc that divides it into 2 joint spaces
10
what are signs of superior iliac spine dysfunction?
localized pain at SI space (skin dimples) and SI spaces that are offset
11
what targeted history questions are important for musculoskeletal injuries?
related injury--have them describe exactly what happened
aggravating (standing = stenosis)
alleviating (sitting = stenosis)
12
what is radicular pain?
referred pain that follows a nerve root
13
what will skin creases tell you?
indicative of spine alignment
14
what skin markings will you look for?
markings (spina bifida-hairy mole)
tags (benign growths)
edema
eccymosis
erythema
scars
15
what is an inspection test for ankylosing spondylitis?
men <1in indicates the disease
16
when should thoracic kyphosis be treated?
when children have it, it should be aggressively pursued
-in the elderly does not need treatment
17
what conditions may be indicated with kyphosis?
osteoporosis
18
what is scoliosis?
lateral and rotary curvature of the spine
-indicated by a rib hump when the person bends over
19
when does scoliosis stop?
after puberty growth spurt, but starts again after menopause
20
what is a treatment for severe scoliosis?
harington rods
21
what is sprengel's deformity?
born with a non descended scapula
22
what may cause winging of the scapula?
-loss of innervation of the serratus anterior mm by the long thoracic nerve
-contralateral weakness of the trapezius
23
what may cause unequal hts of iliac cresti?
1. leg length discrepancy (disappears with block placed under short leg
2. scoliosis, hip ab or ad duct
3. listing of trunk unilaterally sometimes with herniated lumbar disc open the foramina
24
what do you note on palpating the spine?
1.spinous processes with thumb for step-offs
2. facet joints of C2 and C3
3. SI joints even and bilateral
4. percuss for tenderness with ulnar surface of fist
5. paravertebral mm's for tenderness and spasm (common with muscle strain)
6. sciatic nerve
7. other areas that pt suggests
25
what is spondylolisthesis?
step off of a vertebra-forward slippage, may cause compression
26
what are indicated by pain with percussion?
compression fx,
osteoporosis
infection (hx of joint replacement-transverse myeloitis)
malignancy
27
what does sciatic tenderness indicate?
herniated disc
mass lesion
28
what are the AMA guidelines for cervical flexion?
50 deg
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what are the AMA guidelines for cervical extension?
60 deg
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