Hx
Sign and Sx that suggest a more serious underlying pathology that requires a referral, consultation with a medical specialist, or both
What are red flags?
The nerve injury classification that involved no pain, anesthesia, muscle atrophy, complete sensory/motor/sympathetic function loss.
What is the definition of a neurotmesis?
This is one goal of the tests and measures section
What is to confirm/refine the primary working diagnosis
These are the three components of PT Intervention?
What is Procedural Interventions/treatments, Coordination, communication, & documentation, and Patient education
When the muscle contracts, but there is no joint movement. Typically needs no equipment.
What is isometric?
“I am afraid I might reinjure myself if I do my work or exercise”
What is a yellow flag?
An injury can cause an increased deep tendon reflexes/hyperreflexia
What is the definition of a myelopathy?
These are 3 aspects that should be assessed during any and every movement or functional tests
What is quality, quantity, and symptom response
Improvement in function, pain & ROM function that carries over to the next visit or visits?
What is Between Sessions Change
When muscle activation patterns and velocity are exercise or task-specific.
What is specificity?
A way to organize and evaluate information to make crucial decisions, decide if Sx are NMS or Non-NMS, Differential Dx, and guide the tests and measures to be performed on day 1
What is SINSS?
A type of arthritis that is typically presented bilaterally.
What are the typical presentations of RA?
This is a useful test to use to reassess after treatment to determine treatment effectiveness
What is functional test/movements
Joint, Soft Tissue and Neurodynamic are wha
What are types of manual therapy
Begins in proliferation. Can be up to a year. Tissue gains strength and reaches max potential.
What is the remodeling stage?
Pt. experiences subtle pain that progressively becomes more noticeable. Can be over the course of a day, month or several months.
What is Insidious Onset?
The grade that is given to a ligamentous injury that has complete or near complete destruction.
What are the components of a grade 3 ligamentous injury?
This is a ROM that assess movement on contractile and non-contractile tissues
What is PROM?
This is the use of passive accessory movements performed as graded rhythmic oscillations
What is Joint Mobilization
Typically NWB with movement occurring at a single distal joint.
What is open chain exercise?
Self-Report outcome measure, Chief Complaint, demographic patient profile, description & location of Sx, assessment of pain, body diagram, history of current episode, history of previous episodes, Sx behavior, Review of Systems, and Patient expectations
What is a History Outline?
A type of fracture that involves the compression of the growth plate in the Salter-Harris Classification.
What type of fraction is Type V in the Salter Harris Classification?
This is when the arthrokinematic glide occurs in the opposite direction
What is convex moving on concave?
This is a skilled intervention that uses a thin filiform needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate underlying myofascial trigger points, muscular, and connective tissues for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments
What is Dry Needling (NOT ACUPUNCTURE)
Pain during AROM (unresisted), pain during dynamic resistance, pain during resisted isometric contraction, poor or improper form, acute joint inflammation, and inflammatory muscle disease.
What are contraindications to resistance exercise?