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What technique is used to normalize tone?
What is Weight bearing
What technique helps prevent subluxation?
What is Kinesiotaping?
What is the point scale for a subluxation evaluation?
3-point scale
0=no subluxation
1=minimal subluxation
2=substantial subluxation
What is hypotonicity?
What is low tone?
Upgrading for weightbearing as stabilizer?
What is Stabilize objects during ADL’s, Stabilize at sink during ADL’s
How should you position the scapula in bed positioning?
What is Protraction?
Define Subluxation
What is a palpable gap between the acromion and the head of the humerus?
What finger width is considered a substantial subluxation?
What is 1+ finger width?
Name two techniques for treating subluxation
a. What is preventing joint instability?
b. What is a sling?
c. What is proper positioning techniques
d. What is strengthening SITS muscles?
e. What is educating patient on self-ROM
When working on strengthening exercises, what muscle group should be targeted?
What is Antagonist muscle group
What type of ROM is best for hypotonicity?
What is PROM?
Changes the mechanical integrity of what joint?
What is the glenohumeral joint?
What are the 3 types of subluxation?
What is inferior, anterior, and superior?
Upgrading for no functional use of the UE
What is teach shoulder protection, self-ROM, positioning techniques
Strengthening exercises should target which areas of the body?
Scapula, shoulder, elbow, wrist, digits
What is scapular gliding, weight bearing, and air splint?
What are preparatory activities?
Causes of subluxation (name two)
What is muscle imbalance; loss of ligamentous support; poor trunk, neck, spine, and pelvic alignment; and loss of scapular orientation on the rib cage?
What are the muscles around the scapula?
a. Supraspinatu
b. Infraspinatus
c. Teres minor
d. Subscapularis
Name two techniques for hypotonicity in the UE
a. What is ROM and stretching?
b. What are scapular gliding exercises?
c. What is positioning?
d. What is the external rotation of hemiplegic arm?
In what order should strengthening control techniques progress?
What is Isometric control, Eccentric control, Concentric control
What should you do to minimize potential pain and tissue shortening?
What is External Rotation?
What is the subluxation evaluation based on?
What is the width between the humeral head and acromion of the scapula
The OTR is working with a client who has minimal subluxation and is complaining of "pulling pain" on the anterior surface of the humerus. What is the MOST LIKELY reason for the pain?
What are shortened muscles?
An OTR is measuring the subluxation in the affected upper extremity of a client. A finger width subluxation would MOST LIKELY be documented in the chart as what
What is minimal or moderate subluxation?
A client is scored on a MMT as -2/ 5, what position should the client be placed in before movement begins?
What is gravity minimized sidelying positioning should be used with this client