Tevald: MSK changes and respiration with SCI Flashcards
Diaphysis is made of what kind of bone?
cortical which is hard
Epiphysis is made of what kind of bone?
trabecular/cancellous/spongey
What happens to bone with SCI
Epiphysis ?
Diaphysis?
Spine?
Epiphysis: BMD loss
Diaphysis: thinning of the cortex from the inside
Spine: BMD stays the same because they’re still able to load through it
Does bone stiffness increase or decrease at the dipahysis with SCI?
decrease it thins from the inside out.
two phases of the bone getting weaker
what % per month initially?
What % overall?
1) initial rapid decline in the first 2 years. 2-4% per month during this phase
2) persistent decline over decades. 60% decline overall
_____ fold increase in risk of fracture compared to age matched norms for able bodied individuals
5-23
Cumulative fracture rate for SCI?
What does it mean and what %
Number of fractures by the number of people across time
> 40%
What is the big deal with weak bone?
risk of fractures with minimal trauma
What are the most commonly fractured bones?
distal femur, proximal tibia, ankle
What is a risk for skin breakdown with fractures for SCI that is not a concern in able bodied individuals
casts on an insensate body part
Resorption and formation of bone with SCI. And what is the catalyst?
Resorption»_space;> formation and this occurs because there is no loading going on!
osteoclast resorption or formation?
resorption = breaking down
Two things that happen to muscle after SCI
1) atrophy
2) fat and CT infiltration
CSA of muscles with SCI
goes way down over 25 week period, and its possible that acutely its even more, the study we looked at took data 6 weeks after injury
name positive and negative regulators of muscle
+ regulators: growth factors, anabolic horomones, mTORC1. These are DECREASED
- regulators: inflammation, protein breakdown FoxO. These are INCREASED
Type one vs. type two fibers
Kind of activity and fatiguability
Type one: endurance, fatigue resistant, running
Type two: power, quick movements
what is the fiber type change in muscle post SCI?
Consequences of this?
type one –> type two; muscles start forming cross bridges more rapidly, it takes a lot higher frequency to get a fully fused tetanic contraction/the amount of torque
Does type one or type two fibers need a higher frequency for tetanic contractions?
why do we care?
Implications for practice?
type two
We care: after SCI muscle fiber type changes from type one to type two therefore cross bridges are forming more rapidly and it takes a higher frequency to get a tetanic contraction.
implications for practice: you have to set the stimulator at a higher frequency to get the same % of peak torque/relative force
Muscle fatiguability with stimulation post SCI vs. control
the control didn’t even have a 10% drop in force
The SCI had a crazy drop in force
MUSCLE BECOMES MORE FATIGUABLE.
T2 weighted image what color is water? What does water suggest?
T2 weighted image water is white and suggests inflammation