Name that Mobility Alteration
This alteration can come from incorrect lifting techniques, poor posture, or from scoliosis and herniated disks.
What is back pain?
This is a common modifiable risk factor that can be treated with lifestyle modification. This risk factor causes excess weight on the body increasing stress on joints.
What is obesity?
What muscle group is used when a patient uses their arms to push themselves off their bed going from sit-to-stand?
What is tricep muscle?
This professional is a great help for learning how to gain muscle strength back and increase mobility. They help in the hospital and in outpatient settings.
What is physical therapy?
What is a fracture?
What is wearing my seatbelt?
What type of muscle is found in the intestine that allows for gastric content mobility?
What is smooth muscle?
This professional works to enhance functionality in patients with decreased mobility. May incorporate many adaptive tools to meet the needs of the patient.
What is occupational therapy?
This alteration in an autoimmune disorder that causes disrupted nerve impulses. resulting in muscle spasms, bowel and bladder problems, tremor, and dizziness.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
This risk factor can be prevented by taking folic acid and maintaining a healthy lifestyle during and before pregnancy.
What is good maternal nutrition?
This muscle (or group of muscle) is a major muscle found in your leg used to straighten the tibia and fibula?
What is the rectus femoris or quadriceps femoris?
This professional is essential to patients on tube feeding. They also work to help with lifestyle modifications to decrease likelihood of worsening conditions.
What is a dietician?
This alteration is the degeneration of cartilage and bone in a joint. It affects fine and gross motor skills, accompanied by inflammation of the joints.
What is Osteoarthritis?
This piece of safety equipment is used for ambulating a patient safely. In the event of a fall, this piece of equipment can help lower the patient to the ground, decreasing injury to you and the patient.
What is a gait belt?
This muscle injury causes limited shoulder abduction and includes the 4 difference shoulder muscles this is commonly called a _______ _______ tear.
What is a rotator cuff?
This medical specialty will be contacted in the event of patient infection. They will prescribe medications that will help decrease infection to in turn restore mobility.
What is infectious disease?
This alteration manifests as tremors, bradykinesia, and slurred speech. It affects gross motor skills.
What is Parkinson Disease?
This safety screening is done to prevent future fractures by identifying a disease. This screening can help with early identification and treatment to prevent fractures in older adults.
What is a bone density scan?
This connective tissue connects bone to bone. Commonly torn in sports found in the leg connecting joint.
What is a ligament?
This medical professional will aid in reconstruction of a hip fracture for a patient that was recently in a car accident.
What is orthopedics/orthopedic surgeon?