WEEK 2 Manual Skills 1 Flashcards
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What are the 3 effects of massage?
- Mechanical
- Reflex
- Chemical
What is mechanical?
Effects result from a direct physical stimulus such as pressure, compression or movement
What is reflex?
Effects result from a neurological response to a mechanical stimulus
What is chemical
Effects result from a chemical response to a mechanical stimulus
What does exacerbate mean?
Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
What are the 4 CI’s
- Absolute
- Relative
- Full Body
- Local
Can you treat an absolute CI?
No
Can you treat a relative CI?
Yes
What are some absolute full-body CI’s?
- Contagious infections
- Significant fevers
- Severe primary organ/system dysfunction
What are some relative full-body CI’s?
- Mildly contagious infection
- History of cardiovascular disease
- History of organ dysfunction
Can you treat ICBC or WORKSAFEBC patients as a student?
Never
List some absolute local CI’s
- Undiagnosed lump
- Recent sprain/fracture
- Recent wounds, burns, scars (<6 weeks)
- Severe varicose veins
- Recent contusion
- Infectious diseases of skin (eg. Impetigo, Ringworm, Scabies**)
- Thrombosis/Phlebitis
- Frostbite
- Sunburn
- Acute inflammation
List some relative local CI’s
- Benign tumor/cyst
- Non-recent sprain/fracture
- Non-recent wounds, burns scars (>6 weeks)
- Visible but not elevated/painful varicose veins
- Non-recent contusion
What does
A
B
C
D
E
Mean?
A - Areas
B - Benefits
C - CI’s what to expect during treatment that could be negative
D - Draping
E - Empowerment: Stop/Modify treatment at any time
Pressure scale
Questions
Consent to touch
What is the pain scale?
- Light touch
- Light pressure
- Therapeutic/Hurts but feels good
- Pressure you can breathe through
- Too much/Stop
What is light stroking?
An application of stroking with minimal pressure
What are some indications for light stroking?
- Insomnia
- Muscle spasms/spasticity
- Stress
- Neuralgia/Neuritis
What are some effects of light stroking?
- SNS firing
- Lymphatic return when applied in the direction of venous and lymphatic return
- Stimulation of cutaneous sensory neurons
What are the biomechanics and application of light stroking?
- Use one or two hands moving in a rhythmical fashion
- Hands and wrists should be relaxed but not floppy
- Use minimal pressure and go slow
