Stroke
A method of training that involves restraint of the unaffected limb for approximately 90% of waking hours, forcing use of the affected limb during daily activities
What is constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT)?
Individuals with a SCI above this level are at an increased risk of developing autonomic dysreflexia.
What is T6?
An instructional technique that prevents learners from making mistakes, with the goal of making learning more effective
What is errorless learning?
A medical term that means difficulty with swallowing
What is dysphagia?
What is an above-knee amputation (AKA)?
Malalignment caused by instability of the glenohumeral joint that may occur after stroke
What is subluxation?
A functional grasp pattern that can be used by individuals with C6 AIS A tetraplegia . When the wrist is extended, the fingers automatically flex and allow the individual to grasp objects.
What is tenodesis?
A primary characteristic of CN lesions and causes perceptual distortion in which images may appear doubled, distorted, or blurred
What is diplopia?
Characterized by irregular, purposeless, quick movements
What is chorea?
This type of burn involves damage to the epidermis and upper two thirds of the dermis.
What is a deep-partial thickness burn?
An acquired communication disorder caused by brain damage that is characterized by impairment of language modalities (i.e., speaking, listening, reading, and writing); it is not the result of a sensory or motor deficit, a general intellectual deficit, confusion, or a psychiatric disorder
What is aphasia?
Occurs when there is more damage in the center of the cord than in the periphery. Symptoms include paralysis that is greater in the hands and arms than in the trunk and legs.
What is central cord syndrome?
A descriptive measurement of eight (and sometimes 10) levels of awareness and cognitive function
What is the Rancho Los Amigos (RLA) Scale of Cognitive Functioning?
A type of MS that involves 85% of the MS population and leads to episodes of exacerbation and remission of symptoms that result in a slow, stepwise progression as the deficits accumulate
What is relapsing and remitting MS?
Bone that develops in abnormal anatomic locations
What is heterotopic ossification?
A deficit in the execution of learned movement that cannot be accounted for by weakness, incoordination, or sensory loss or by incomprehension of or inattention to commands
What is apraxia?
A type of wheelchair that can facilitate pressure relief while keeping the hip, knee, and ankle angles at 90 degrees.
What is a tilt-in-space wheelchair?
The traditional method used by healthcare professionals to assess levels of consciousness after TBI and to quantify the severity of brain injury and predict outcome
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
A type of gait in which the stride length decreases in length and the speed slightly increases, creating a shuffling effect
What is festinating gait?
A decrease in a response after repeated benign stimuli
What is habituation?
Impaired or lost ability to react to or process sensory stimuli (visual, auditory, tactile olfactory) presented in the hemispace contralateral to a lesion of the human right or left cerebral hemispheres
What is neglect?
In this phase of SCI recovery, the OT focuses on preserving joint integrity and mobility with positioning and early mobilization, restoring function through self-care training, initiating education and training of families and caregivers, and coordinating care, including preparation for transition to the next level of care.
What is the acute phase?
A clinical phenomenon in which a person does not appear to be aware of impaired neurological or neuropsychological function, which is obvious to the clinician and other reasonably attentive individuals
What is anosognosia?
These two symptoms are often the most disabling motor symptoms for the client with PD
What are bradykinesia and akinesia?
This assessment, required by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is used to collect patient data from inpatient rehabilitation facilities to determine reimbursement for Medicare services
What is the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI)?