PT Flashcards
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What is the definition of health?
A state of complete physical, mental, social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is the definition of rehabilitation?
A set of measures that assist individuals who experience disability to achieve and maintain optimal functioning in interactions with their environment
What is the rehabilitation process?
identify problems and needs - relate problems to modifiable and limiting factors - define target problems and target mediators, select appropriate measures - plan, implement, and coordinate interventions. - assess effects - repeat
What are the outcomes/goals of rehabilitation?
depends on various factors: condition being treated, age, availability of resources, and other psychosocial factors
general goals:
- prevention of loss of function
- slowing the rate of loss of function
- improvement or restoration of function
- compensation for lost function
- maintenance of current function
What are the rehabilitation categories?
Rehabilitation medicine, therapy, assistive technologies
What is rehabilitation medicine?
concerned with improving function through; diagnosis and treatment of health conditions, reducing impairments, preventing/treating complications
Drs with expertise in this area are called:
- physiatrists, rehabilitation doctors, and physical and rehabilitation specialists
What are some examples of other specialists involved in rehabilitation medicine?
psychiatrists. geriatricians, pediatricians, ophthalmologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons
What is therapy concerned with?
restoring and compensating for the loss of function, preventing/slowing decline in functioning, maintaining of current level of functioning
What kind of measures are included in therapy?
training, exercises and compensatory strategies
education
support and counselling
modifications to enviornment
provision of resources and assistive technologies
What are assistive technologies?
any item or equipment or product that: improves or maintains the functional capabilities of individuals
ex:
crutches, protheses, orthoses
wheel chairs, canes, walkers
hearing aids, cochlear implants
ocular devices, talking books
communication boards, speech synthesizers, etc
What is the definition of physical therapy?
one of the allied health professions that remediates impairments and promotes mobility and function by using physical agents like:
- mechanical force and movements (bio-mechanics or kinesiology)
- manual therapy
- exercise therapy
- electrotherapy and
- other modalities (hydrotherapy)
What is the Family of International Classifications?
A set of integrated classifications that provide a common language for health information across the world
One of the classifications under FIC called the reference classifications is important in understandings the framework of rehabilitation
What are reference classifications
A classification under FIC
Approved for international reporting and cover the main parameters of health
What primary reference classifications is WHO responsible for?
- International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD)
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
- International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)
What is the international classification of diseases and related health problems?
The ICD is the international “standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes
Tells us what the patient has but not their level of functioning
What is the international classification of functioning, disability and health
The ICF provides a standard language and framework for the description of health and health-related status
Includes functioning as well as the problem
Both at individual and population levels
What is the international classification of Health Interventions?
The ICHI is being developed to provide a common tool for reporting and analyzing health interventions for statistical purposes
What interventions does the ICHI cover?
diagnostic, medical, surgical, mental health, primary care, allied health, functioning support, rehabilitation, traditional medicine and public health
Explain the regulated health professionals’ act
RHPA - set out the governing framework for the regulated health professions in Ontario.
What is the purpose of RHPA?
Better protect and serve the public interest;
Be a more open and accountable system of self-governance
Provide a more modern framework for the work of health professionals
Provide consumers with freedom of choice
Provide mechanisms to improve quality of care
What are the features of the RHPA?
Scope of practice, controlled acts, health regulatory colleges, health professions regulatory advisory council, health professionals appeal and review board
What are authorized acts for PTs? What is included?
PTs performing controlled acts under their own authority must roster for each of these activities with the College
Includes:
- tracheal suction
- spinal manipulation
- acupuncture
- treating a wound below the dermis
- internal pelvic exams
- administering a substance by inhalation
What is included in a PTs scope of practice?
Assessment of MSK, neuromuscular and CR symptoms
Diagnosis of diseases or disorders associated with physical dysfunction, injury or pain
Treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention or relief of physical dysfunction, injury or pain
- develop, maintain, rehabilitate or augment function and promote mobility
What is the regulatory college of PT?
College of physiotherapists (of Ontario)
Regulates physiotherapists, also known as physical therapists, to ensure:
- the ongoing improvement of the practice of physiotherapists and
- to serve the public interest
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