Ther-Ex treatment goals and management of soft tissue lesions

Question 1

t/f scars are elastic

Answer 1

f- inelastic

Question 2

what kind of scar is “raised, but within bounds of injured region”

Answer 2

hypertrophic scar

Question 3

what kind of scar “extends beyond the boundary of injured site”

Answer 3

keloid scar

Question 4

collagen synthesis is dependent on?

Answer 4

O2

Question 5

prolonged pressure can limit ____ of scar by limiting O2 available to that tissue

Answer 5

size/bulk

Question 6

chronic inflammation can occur due to?

Answer 6

-repeated trauma beyond ability to repair
-immune response

Question 7

chronic inflammation results in persistent ____ inflammatory response and _____ fibroblast activity

Answer 7

low-grade
increased

Question 8

intrinsic factors examples

Answer 8

age, education, medical complications

Question 9

extrinsic factors examples

Answer 9

home or work adaptations

Question 10

what is the best modality?

Answer 10

exercise :) LIFTING WEIGHTS BABY

Question 11

the outcome or result of a complex relationship between an ind health condition and personal factors, and of the external factors that represent the circumstances in which in the ind lives?

Answer 11

disability

Question 12

protection phase aims to?

Answer 12

reduce inflammation

Question 13

clinical signs of the acute stage?

Answer 13

inflammation
pain at rest w/o tissue resistance

Question 14

what stage is RICE important for?

Answer 14

acute stage

Question 15

cryotherapy as a modality can help with?

Answer 15

-limiting bleeding; reduce swell/pain
-produce vasoconstriction and block pain
-combine with compression in first 24-48 hrs

Question 16

electrical stimulation as a modality can help to?

Answer 16

reduce swelling and pain
-block pain and alter chemical permeability

Question 17

benefit of massage?

Answer 17

moves fluid and prevent adhesions

Question 18

when treating muscle lesions, the muscle is kept in what position?

Answer 18

shortened

purpose: to not separate healing branch

Question 19

grade I and II distraction and glide techniques to improve?

Answer 19

fluid dynamics in joint to maintain cartilage health

Question 20

grade I and II distraction and oscillation may also?

Answer 20

reflexively inhibit or gate the perception of pain

Question 21

what is contraindicated in acute phase?

Answer 21

-AROM at active inflammatory sites unless it is a chronic inflammation
-stretching

Question 22

muscle setting for acute phase

Answer 22

low-intensity, intermittent, isometric muscle contraction within limit of pain; place muscle in shortened position or resting joint motion

Question 23

what inflammation phase is the control motion phase?

Answer 23

subacute

Question 24

purpose of control motion phase?

Answer 24

aim to promote healing

Question 25

clinical signs of subacute stage?

Answer 25

-decreasing inflammation -pain synchronous with tissue resistance

Question 26

expected time frame of subacute healing?

Answer 26

21 days-6 weeks