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What does PPE stand for?
Personal Protective Equipment
Which assistive device provides the most stability for a patient?
Parallel Bars
What is assault?
A threat of or a physical attack
What is abduction and adduction?
Adduction: movement towards body/midline
Abduction: movement away from body/midline
What is a percussion massage?
massage using rapid repetitive vibrations to relax tissue
What are OSHA requirements?
Laws to ensure a safe and healthy workplace
What is the gait cycle?
from heel strike to heel strike on the same foot
What are medical ethics?
guide lines to conduct patient care
What is isometric movement?
Contraction when the joint doesn't move
What is a effleurage massage?
A massage that uses circular movements with the palm of hand
What is HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, ensures private medical records
What are ambulatory devices used for?
To improve mobility and stability while walking
What is the difference between slander and libel?
libel is a published false statement that damaged someones reputation and slander is just a false statement about someone
What is progressive resistance?
Exercise where resistance gradually increases
What is a paraffin bath?
Putting the hand in heated wax to relieve pain and stiffness
Describe the good Samaritan Law
Provides legal protection to people who help those that are injured or ill
Describe the Parkinsonian gait and Coxalgic gait
Parkinsonian: Shuffling feet, slow small steps, hunched posture
Coxalgic: Pattern with a limp due to pain in the hip joint
What is the difference between sympathy and empathy?
Empathy is when you understand how someone is feeling and sympathy is just feeling bad for someone
What is a class IV laser treatment?
Laser penetrates deep into tissues on cellular level to reduce inflammation and pain
What is a petrissage massage?
A massage that uses kneading, rolling, and pressure techniques on muscles
What is the patient care partnership?
Document outline of what a patient should expect during hospitalization
describe each way to use crutches:
2 point:
3 point:
4 point:
swing through:
2 point: crutch and foot on opposite sides go together
3 point: both crutches go forward with injured foot
4 point: crutch moves and then opposite leg one at a time
swing through: move both crutches forward and swing legs through
What is the difference between good body alignment and good body mechanics?
Good body alignment is when the head, shoulders, spine, hips, and knees line up and good body mechanics are the efficient movement of the body to avoid injuries.
Define these reflexes:
Achilles:
Babinski:
Patellar:
Achilles: involuntary action from hitting the Achilles tendon
Babinski: involuntary action from stroking the bottom of the foot
Patellar: Involuntary action from hitting the patellar tendon
What is diathermy?
Electric currents that create heat in the body