Modalities
A patient presents with a right hand second digit that appears swollen, is sensitive to light touch, and is warm to the touch mostly in the area of the PIP joint. He reports sustaining trauma to the finger 3 days ago during wrestling practice. Based on the phase of the tissue response to injury his tissues are currently experiencing, which category of therapeutic modality is contraindicated for managing his pain?
What set of exercises should be used in the beginning phases of a rehabilitation program for a patient with disc pathology?
McKenzie Extension Exercises
What refers to the amount of time it takes for 50% of blood concentration of a drug to be eliminated from the body?
Half-life
Which massage stroke is effective in releasing fluid and mucous blockage?
What are the three stages of the healing process?
Inflammatory Phase, Proliferation, Remodeling
A TENS unit is based on the ___ theory of pain control.
Gate Control Theory
What exercises should an athlete with Osgood-Schlatter disease avoid due to exacerbation of symptoms?
Closed kinetic chain knee flexion beyond 90 degrees
How do systemic side effects differ when a drug is administered via intra-articular injection vs orally?
Intra-articular injection results in a lower incidence of systemic side effects
Which joint motion is likely to demonstrate deficit even several years following a SLAP lesion repair, and would therefore benefit from manual therapy intervention?
External Rotation
What would be the most effective way to protect an anterior thigh contusion on a basketball player?
Soft inner layer with a hard outer shell (donut pad with a thermoplastic dome)
When using motor level stimulation to promote muscle re-education, where should the active electrode be placed to facilitate the treatment?
Over the motor point
How do closed kinetic chain exercises for the lower extremity minimize anterior tibial translation forces?
The shear force is counteracted by a cocontraction of the hamstrings.
What is a schedule II drug?
Drugs with a high potential for abuse, potentially leading to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Which joint mobilization technique should be used to address a nonpainful plantarflexion deficit when compared bilaterally?
Grade III or IV anterior glide of the talus
What are the 4 sensations an athlete will experience with the application of cryotherapy?
Cold, Burning, Aching, Numbness
An athletic trainer is treating an athlete with electrical stimulation by applying the following treatment protocol:
Bipolar electrode placement, frequency at 80-150 pps, intensity set at sensory level stimulation.
By which theory of pain management is the athletic trainer attempting to control this athlete's pain?
Spinal cord modulation through A-beta fiber stimulation.
How quickly may the adaptations in skeletal muscle reverse if strength training is discontinued or interrupted during rehabilitation?
48 hours
Provide 3 examples of conditions that may be treated with corticosteroids?
Asthma, allergic rhinitis, COPD, inflammation of muscles/tendons or joints, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis), Eczema, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus
A large amplitude of movement throughout the available range of motion of the joint describes which grade of joint mobilizations?
Grade III
Which joint mechanoreceptors detect light touch?
Merkel Receptors
What type of waveform is produced when the current flow direction reverses on regular intervals?
Alternating Current
"The body responds to the stresses placed by adapting to the specific demands imposed on it" is known as what principle?
the SAID principle
Name 6 medication routes of administration?
Oral, rectal, parenteral, buccal, nasal, sublingual, intraocular, intraotic, transdermal, intravenous, intramuscular
During a lower extremity D1 flexion PNF pattern, what movements are taking place at the hip?
flexion, adduction, and external rotation
What type of scaphoid fractures are at an increased risk for nonunion and are therefore treated with surgical fixation?
Fractures at the proximal pole with a small gap