Neurological Disorders
This progressive disease involves degeneration in the basal ganglia and dopamine loss.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
This surgical procedure repairs a fractured bone using plates, screws, or rods.
What is ORIF (Open Reduction Internal Fixation)?
OT focus for Parkinson’s includes this type of movement therapy.
What is BIG movement therapy or LSVT BIG?
After a posterior hip replacement, avoid these three motions.
What are flexion >90°, internal rotation, and adduction?
This splint type increases function and movement.
What is a dynamic splint?
In this disease, demyelination of neurons occurs in the brain and spinal cord.
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
After this hip surgery, the client should avoid hip flexion past 90°, internal rotation, and adduction.
What is the Posterolateral approach for THR?
Clients with MS should avoid this during treatment sessions.
What is overheating or excessive fatigue?
This spinal rule helps prevent re-injury after surgery.
What is no Bending, Lifting, or Twisting (BLT rule)?
This deformity in RA causes flexion of the PIP and hyperextension of the DIP.
What is boutonniere deformity?
This degenerative neuromuscular disease affects upper and lower motor neurons and is always fatal.
What is ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)?
This type of spinal surgery follows the BLT rule (no bending, lifting, twisting).
What is a spinal fusion (PLIF)?
In ALS, early intervention includes this type of exercise when muscles are at least ⅗ strength.
What is gentle exercise for endurance and balance?
This SCI condition above T6 can cause a dangerous spike in blood pressure.
What is Autonomic Dysreflexia?
This finger splint is commonly used to treat boutonniere deformity.
What is an Oval-8 splint?
This inherited disorder causes jerky movements, cognitive decline, and emotional changes.
What is Huntington’s disease?
A brace is often used after this surgery to allow decompression of the spinal cord.
What is a laminectomy?
OT for Huntington’s in the early stage often involves this type of training to improve task completion.
What is breaking tasks into simple steps or labeling items?
Clients with MS should avoid exposure to this environmental factor.
What is heat or high humidity?
Clients with RA should avoid this modality during acute inflammation.
What is heat?
This autoimmune disorder affects the neuromuscular junction and causes weakness that worsens with exertion.
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
This orthopedic condition occurs when one vertebra slips forward on another.
What is Spondylolisthesis?
During Guillain-Barré recovery, OTs focus on this progression of movement.
What is PROM → AAROM → AROM?
This weight-bearing status means the client can place only their toe on the ground for balance.
What is TTWB (Toe Touch Weight Bearing)?
This splint type provides low-load, prolonged stretch to improve ROM.
What is a static progressive splint?