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Left CVA
-slow movements
-aphasia
-facial weakness, swallowing difficulty, trouble speaking
-trouble with learning and memory
-slow in activities
Right CVA
-poor decision making
-short term memory loss
-lack of insight into safety deficits/limitations
-impulsivity
-decreased attention span
-facial weakness, difficulty speaking and swallowing
Homonymous Hemianopsia
Visual field loss affecting both eyes; half of visual field is gone, such as right side of visual field being gone on both eyes.
Barthel Index
Measures functioning in feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing, bowel, bladder, toilet use, transfer, mobility, and stairs with score of 0 (unable), 5 (needs help) and 10 (independent)
Functional Capacity Evaluation
Set of tests and observations to determine one's ability to function in an objective manner, usually for employment purposes
Rood: Inhibition techniques to quiet, relax, or dampen overactive muscle groups
1. Gentle rocking
2. Slowing stroking over posterior rami of spine.
3. Slow rolling from supine to sidelying and back.
4. Tendinous pressure over muscle insertion.
5. Maintained stretch.
6. Neutral warmth such as blanket wrapping
7. Prolonged icing
Rood: Facilitation techniques to stimulation or maintain control of a muscle group
1. Fast brushing via battery operated brush
2. Stretch/tendon tapping
3. High frequency vibration
4. Quick icing
5. Heavy joint compression applied manually and longitudinally through the joint in weight-bearing position
6. Resistance
Burn positioning
Avoid the position of comfort, as it is often a position that is flexed, protective, and leads to contractures
Dimensions to allow for a 360 degree turning radius using a wheelchair
5x5 feet
Is chickenpox an airborne, droplet, or other spread disease
airborne
Isotonic exercises
the only type of exercises approved for those with cardiac conditions or precautions.
Offset hinges
can increase interior doorway width by 2 inches
Manual muscle score of 5
normal
MMS 4
Good
MMS 3+
Fair+
MMS 3
Fair
MMS 3-
Fair-
MMS 2+
Poor+
MMS 2
Poor
MMS 2-
Poor-
MMS 1
Trace
Cardiac MET 1-3
sponge bathing, grooming, light or seated housework, bedside mobility, lifting under 10 lbs
Cardiac METs 3-4
shower, climb stairs, heavy housework (laundry, mop, iron, vaccum), bowl, golf, archery, fishing, lifting under 20 lbs
Cardiac METs 4-5
sexual activity, heavy housework (gardening, shovel snow, rake leaves, mow, wash car, wax floor, move furniture), softball, fast walking, lifting under 50 lbs
Uses radial palmar grasp
6 months
Rakes tiny objects
7 months
Transfers toys
7 months
Radial digital grasp
9 months
pad to pad grasp
9 months
pincer grasp
10 months
gives toy when asked
11 months
neat/superior pincer grasp
12 months
disk, cylindrical, and spherical grasp
18-36 months
palmer supinated grasp
24 months
digital pronate grasp
24-36 months
Static tripod grasp
3 1/2- 4 years
dynamic tripod grasp
4-6 years
Scribbles with marker
9-12 months
Releases 1-inch objects into container, stacks 2 to 6 one inch blocks, unscrews bottle tops
1-2 years
Stacks 10+ blocks
6+ years
Uses scissors to cut on a line
3 years
Uses scissors to cut simple shapes
4 years
imitates scribbling
10-12 months
scribbles spontaneously
15 months
Imitates vertical line
24 months
Imitates horizontal line and circle
2 1/2 years
Copies vertical line, horizontal line, circle
3 years
Copies a cross, square, left and right diagonal lines, some letters and numbers, may be able to write own name
4-5 years
Copies a triangle, prints own name, copies most uppercase and lowercase letters
5-6 years
Snips with scissors
3 years
Cuts a circle
4 years and 1-2 months
Cuts a square
4 1/2 years
mature use of scissors
5-6
Lifts head briefly in prone
1 month
props on forearms
3 months
rolls prone to supine
3 1/2 months
props on hands and pulls to sit
4 1/2 months
pivots in prone and prop sits
5 1/2 months
sits by self; rolls supine to prone; stands with hands held
6 1/2 months
bells crawls; pulls to stand
8 1/2 months
creeps on hands and knees
9 1/2 months
stands alone momentarily; pivots in sitting
10 1/2 months
walks 2-3 steps; stands alone well
1 year (12 months)
Opens mouth when spoon presented
4-7 months
takes baby food from spoon; puts objects in mouth;
5-7 months
drinks from cup held by adult
6 months
attempts to hold bottle; can anticipate spoon or bottle;
6-8 months
holds and tries to eat cracker; consumes soft foods that dissolve in mouth; grabs at spoon but bangs it or sucks at end; can do hand to mouth actions with objects
6-9 months
reaches for spoon when presented; bangs spoon; stirs in imitation
9 months
finger feeds self a portion of meal consisting of soft table foods
9-13 months
Dips spoon in food; brings spoonful of food to mouth; uses pronated grasp on spoon; holds cup and drinks with some spillage; drinks from a straw; recognizes tool function and uses appropriately
12-14 months
scoops food with spoon and brings to mouth; demonstrates precise movements
15-18 months
drinks from a cup
18-24 months
holds small cup in one hand
20-22 months
brings spoon/fork to mouth palm up
24 months
demonstrates interest in using a fork; may stab at food pieces; proficient at spoon use; pours from small cup; tolerates various textures in mouth
24-30 months
uses fork to stab food; self-feeding; little to no spillage
36 months
D-1 flexion
Starts with arm crossing midline, ends with arm on same side
D-1 extension
Starts with arm crossing midline, ends with arm on same side (example: right arm stretched over left shoulder then ending extended on right side)
D-2 flexion
starts with arm on same side and ends with arm crossing midline
D-2 extension
Starts with arm on same side and end with arm crossing midline
Finger DIP ROM
0-80
Finger PIP ROM
0-100
Finger MCP ROM
(0-45 hyperextension)- 90
Rancho Level 8
-learns at a slower rate
-ready for driving, job training
-poor judgement in new or stressful situations
-may need guidance with decisions
-begins to compensate for problems
Rancho Level 7
-Follows a set schedule
-Can do a self-care routine without help
-Problems planning, starting, and carrying through activities
-Trouble paying attention in distracting or stressful situations
-Not aware of deficits and impacts on future goals
Rancho Level 6
-Confused, especially with details
-Follows a schedule with some assistance
-Becomes confused by changes in routine
-Pays attention for up to 30 minutes
-Knows month and year
-Trouble with multiple steps, noisy or distracting activities (i.e. outdoor activities near crowds or busy traffic)
Rancho Level 5
-Pay attention for only a few minutes
-Can not start or complete self-care independently
-Not oriented to date, time, or place
-Unaware of deficits, injury
-Overloaded/restless when tired, too many people or distractions present
-Tries to fill memory gaps by making up things
-Perseverates
Allen's Cognitive Level- 1
Able to use protective responses; conscious responses to external environment are minimal
Allen's cognitive level-2
-Unable to imitate running stitch
-May assist caregiver with simple tasks,
-Attends to large barriers in environment
Allen's Cognitive Level- 3
-Able to perform Running stitch x3
-Able to handle objects
-Follows 1-step cues
-Performs activities with repetitive movement patterns
Allen's Cognitive Level-4
-Able to perform whip stitch x3
-Able to complete a goal
-Can perform established routines
-
Allen's cognitive level-5
-Able to perform single Cordovan stitch with overt trial and error
--No visual cues needed
-Explores new actions
-Makes fine motor adjustments
Allen's Cognitive Level-6
-Able to perform single Cordovan stitch with mental trial and error
-Able to think about hypothetical situations
-thinks before actions
-can determine safety hazards
Areas innervated by the median nerve
volar side: all but pinkie
dorsal side: all but thumb and pinkie
Population who would benefit most from task group approach.
Individuals with substance abuse problems
ROM limits for cervical rotation.
0-60 degrees
ROM limits for thoracic and lumbar spine flexion.
0-80 degrees.
ROM lateral flexion of the spine.
0-40 degrees.
Dystonia
Neurologic condition; symptoms include twisting, repetitive movements and abnormal postures or positions
Brown Sequard syndrome
hemisection lesion of the spinal cord leading to same-side motor loss and opposite-side loss of sensitivity to pain and temperature
Functionality: C-5 SCI
-can use dorsal wrist splint with universal cuff
-may use suspension sling or mobile arm support
-assistance with grooming, dressing, bathing, transfers,
Functionality: C-6 spinal cord injury
-Wrist extension, elbow flexion
-IND transfer toilet to wheelchair
-can bend forward
-wrist tenodesis with splint
Functionality: C-7 spinal cord injury
-Wrist flexion, elbow extension, finger extension
-Mod I for feeding, dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting
-transfers IND
Functionality: T-6 spinal cord injury
-Increased endurance and respiratory reserve
-IND ADLs
-can ambulate with long leg braces but very hard and not likely
Functionality: T-12 spinal cord injury
-IADLs IND
-Ambulates with long leg braces and crutches
-wheelchair for energy conservation
Parietal lobe damage= deficits in...
-touch
-proprioception
-pain
-temperature
-self-perception and organization
Thalamus damage= deficits in..
-communications regarding sensory information
-altered states of arousal
-memory
-speech
-orientation
-apathy
Hypothalamus damage= deficits in...
-appetite
-thirst
-circadian rhythem
-emotion
Cerebellum damage= deficits in...
-fine motor control
-coordination
Reticular formation damage=
sleeping longer periods
Cubital tunnel syndrome
compression of ulner nerve at cubital tunnel at elbow
Components of biomechanical activity analysis
1. Activity
2. Steps
3. Precautions
4. Positions
5. Repetitions
6. ROM
7. Strength
8. Type of contractions
Loss of intrinsic plus grasp is associated with damage to what nerves
median and ulnar combined
Clinical signs, low level deep branch radial nerve injury.
loss of finger and thumb extension, normal sensation
Signs of high level median nerve injury.
-Loss of wrist and thumb flexion.
-Loss of active pronation.
-Loss of palmar abduction
-Loss of opposition
Signs of low level median nerve injury
-Flattened thenar eminence
-Loss of thumb flexion, opposition, and palmar abduction
Signs of a high-level ulnar nerve lesion.
-Wrist flexion abnormal.
-Hyperextension of the MCP joint of ring and pinkie fingers (Bishop hand?)
Signs of low level ulnar nerve lesion.
-Clawing of the MCP of the pinkie and ring fingers
-Flexion of the DIP and PIP of the pinkie
-Wrist flexion normal
Splint for median nerve palsy.
Splint to position thumb in palmar abduction and opposition.
Splint for combined median and ulnar nerve injury
figure of 8 or dynamic
Ulnar nerve palsy splint
Splint to prevent MCP hyperextension
Radial nerve palsy splint
dynamic wrist, finger and thumb extension
Splint for median nerve injury
C-bar or opponens
Splint for tendinitis/tenosynovitis
volar or dorsal, 20-30 degrees extension
Splint for rheumatoid arthritis
volar in up to 30 degrees extension or ulnar drift
ADA- Title 3
Public accommodations and accessible design
Task group
To increase participants' awareness of needs, ideas, feelings, feelings, and behaviors through engagement in group activities. This occurs through working through problems that arise through choosing and completing group tasks/activities
Egocentric-cooperative groups
Enable members to select and implement a long range activity which requires group interactions; enables members to identify and meet needs of themselves, others
Cooperative group
enables members to engage in group activities which facilitate free expression of ideas and feelings and which allow members to develop trust, bonds, and meet socio-emotional needs
Thematic group
-Assists members in acquiring knowledge or skills to perform a specific activity
Developmental groups
continuum made up of all the other social groups
Instrumental group
helps group members function at their highest level for as long as possible and meets mental health needs
Cluster A personality disorders
schizophrenia, paranoid, schizotypal, schizoid
Symptoms of borderline personality disorder
-impulsive
-suicidal
-self mutilation
-mood instability
-fear of abandonment
-inappropriate affect
Dyspraxia
difficulty planning new motor tasks
Domains of practice framework
1. performance areas
2. Performance skills
3. context
4. Performance patterns
5. activity demands
6. client factors
Performance skills (practice framework)
1. motor skills
2. process skills
3. communication
Process skills (practice framework)
1. Energy
2. Knowledge
3. Time
4. Organizing space/objects
Activity demands (practice framework)
1. objects used and their properties
2. space demands
3. social demands
4. sequencing and timing
5. required actions
6. required body functions
7. required body structures
Sensorimotor development in the neonatal period.
1. Tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular input needed for body scheme development.
2. vestibular input defines arousal.
3. visual system develops as infant focus on objects 10" or less from face
Sensorimotor integration development in first 6 months?
1. -Infant movement patters progress from reflexive to voluntary and goal directed
2. Vestibular, proprioceptive, and visual integrate for postural control
3. Visual and tactile systems become integrated to lay foundation for eye-hand coordination
Sensorimotor development from 6-12 months
-Fine motor and motor planning develop due to refinement of tactile and proprioceptive senses
-Midline skills and crossing midline
-Primitive self-feeding
Dressing milestones 3 years
-Puts on shirt w/ Min A
-Zips and unzips
-Pulls down pants I
-Buttons large buttons
Dressing milestones 3 1/2 years
-Works snaps or hooks in front
Dressing milestones 4 years
-Removes pullover I
-Laces shoes
-Identifies front and back
Disorganized type schizophrenia
Primitive, disinhibited, and disorganized behavior
Sensory retraining
-Sensory Retraining- learn the meaning of new sensation

1. vigorous, generalized cutaneous stimulation (Ex: rub affected area briskly with terrycloth)
2. cognitive cueing (Ex: OT & pt. discuss stimuli)
3. feedback (Ex: visual feedback)

-Compensatory Techniques: visual, thermometers
Reisburg stage 3
-Beginning signs and deficits are noted
-difficulty negotiating directions to new location
-difficulty completing complex tasks
Reisburg stage 4
Deficits noted in all IADL
-Increasingly forgetful
-Unable to follow/sequence written cues
-unable to perform challenging, familiar activities
-Cannot manage at home without assistance
-Difficulty word finding
Reisburg stage 5
Person cannot function independently
-poor judgement
-Difficulty with all decision making
-forgets to take care of hygiene
Moro reflex
Onset Age: 28wks
Integration Age: 4-6mo
Stimulus:Rapidly drop infant's head backward
Response: First phase:arm extension/abduction, hand opening Second phase:arm flexion and adduction
Traction
Onset Age: 28wks
Integration Age: 2-5mo
Stimulus: Grasp infant's forearms and pull-to-sit
Response:complete flexion of upper extremities
Plantar reflex
Onset Age: 28wks
Integration Age: 9mo
Stimulus:Apply pressure with thumb on the infant's ball of the foot
Response:Toe flexion
Galant reflex
Onset Age: 32wks
Integration Age: 2mo
Stimulus: Hold infant in prone suspension, gently scratch or tap alongside the spine with finger, from shoulders to buttocks
Response:lateral trunk flexion and wrinkling of the skin on the stimulated side
Asymmetric tonic neck reflex
Onset Age: 37wks
Integration Age: 4-6mo
Stimulus:Fully rotate infant's head and hold for 5 sec
Response: extension of extremities on the face side, flexion of extremities on the skull side
Palmar grasp reflex
Onset Age: 37wks
Integration Age: 4-6 mo
Stimulus:Place examiner's finger in infant's palm
Response: finger flexion;reflexive grasp
Tonic Labyrinthine-Prone
Onset Age: >37wks
Integration Age: 6mo
Stimulus:place infant in prone
Response:increased flexor tone
Tonic Labyrinthine-Supine
Onset Age: >37wks
Integration Age: 6mo
Stimulus:place infant in supine
Response:increased extensor tone
Labyrinthin/Optical (head) Righting Reflex
Onset Age: birth-2mos
Integration Age: persists
Stimulus:hold infant suspended vertically and tilt slowly (about 45 degrees) to the side, forward, or backward
Response:upright positioning of the head
Landau reflex
Onset Age: 3-4 mos
Integration Age: 12-24 mos
Stimulus: Hold infant in horizontal prone suspension
Response: complete extension of head, trunk, and extremities
Downward parachute
Onset Age: 4mos
Integration Age: Persists
Stimulus: Rapidly lower infant toward supporting surface while vertically suspended
Response: extension of the lower extremities
Prone tilting
Onset Age: 5mos
Integration Age: persists
Stimulus:after positioning infant in prone, slowly raise one side of the supporting surface
Response:Curving of the spine toward the raised side (opposite to the pull of gravity); abduction/extension of arms and legs
Neck Righting
Onset Age: 4-6 mos
Integration Age: 5yrs
Stimulus: Place infant in supine and fully turn head to one side
Response: Log rolling of the entire body to maintain alignment with the head
Body Righting
Onset Age: 4-6 mos
Integration Age: 5yrs
Stimulus: Place infant in supine, flex one hip and knee toward the chest and hold briefly
Response: Segmental rolling of the upper trunk to maintain alignment
Symmetric tonic neck reflex
Onset Age: 4-6mos
Integration Age: 8-12 mos
Stimulus: Place infant in the crawling position and extend the head
Response: flexion of hips and knees
Sideward Parachute
Onset Age: 7mo
Integration Age: persists
Stimulus: Quickly but firmly tip infant off balance to the side while in the sitting position
Response: arm extension and abduction to the side
Supine and sitting tilting
Onset Age: 7-8mos
Integration Age: persists
Stimulus: after positioning infant in supine or sitting, slowly raise one side of the supporting surface
Response: curving of the spine toward the raised side (opposite to the pull of gravity); abduction/extension of arms and legs
Backward Parachute
Onset Age: 9-10 mos
Integration Age: persists
Stimulus: Quickly but firmly tip infant off-balance backward
Response: backward arm extension or arm extension to one side
Quadruped tilting
Onset Age: 9-12 mos
Integration Age: persists
Stimulus:after positioning infant on all fours, slowly raise one side of the supporting surface
Response:Curving of the spine toward the raised side (opposite to the pull of gravity)
Standing tilting
Onset Age: 12-21mos
Integration Age:persists
Stimulus: after positioning infant in standing, slowly raise one side of the supporting surface
Response:Curving of the spine toward the raised side (opposite to the pull of gravity); abduction/extension of arms and legs
Splint for spasticity
cone splint or spasticity splint
Multiple sclerosis types
1. Relapsing remitting
2. Secondary progressive
3. Primary Progressive
4. Progressive relapsing
Home Health treatment guidelines
-Presence of a medical OR psychiatric condition
-Homebound status due to functional limitation must be clearly described
Medicare reimbursement requirements for OT
1. describe clearly the specific skilled care rendered (#1 cause for retroactive denial). Notes must show therapeutic intervention. Example: decreasing extensor tone to accomplish dressing rather than just dressing.
2. Care must match diagnosis and physician's order
3. Must be unique to OT and not sound like PT/SLP
4. Document honestly but in such a way that indicates the need for further care
5. practical improvement should be noted with functional change. If there is a reason for no change, document it, or discharge.
6. Demonstrate that patient is making functional improvement in reasonable and predictable period of time.
7. Medicare doesn't reimburse for maintenance
8. Must be reasonable and necessary (i.e. lessen staff care needed, increase independence, safety, function)
CVA position in sidelying for hemiplegia and subluxed shoulder
Protracted with arm forward on pillow and the elbow extended or slightly flexed
Direct oral motor intervention
utilizes a bolus
Indirect oral motor intervention
does not include use of a bolus
Akathisia
restless, urgent need for movement
Conduct disorder versus oppositional defiant disorder
-Conduct disorder is diagnosed in teenage years, more criminal, chronic, dangerous behaviors, antisocial, bullying, set fires, steal, use drugs, lie, place blame,

-Oppositional defiant disorder is less criminal and occurs at a younger age. Very strong willed children who want control, defiant behaviors, benefit more from therapy
Associative play
when children are playing the same game or activity, but not playing together
Compression garment use for burns
wear for 24 hours a day for 1-2 years or until scar has matured?
Airborne precautions
Wear mask
Steps of activity or task analysis
1. Specify exact task or activity to be analyzed
2. Identify and know procedures, tools, materials needed to complete activity/task
3. Analyze activity/task as it is typically performed under ordinary circumstances
4. Analyze activity/task to be certain that all client factors, performance skills and patterns, and activity/task performance components and contexts are considered
5. Select a frame of reference to determine which aspects of activity or task are to be emphasized in analysis
Medicare indicators for group membership- individual is able to..
1. engage willingly in group
2. attend to group guidelines/procedures
3. actively participate in group process
4. benefit from group leadership input
5. Benefit from group membership/peer input
6. Respond appropriately through group process
7. Incorporate feedback
8. Complete activities toward goal attainment
9. Attain greater benefit from the group intervention than from 1 on 1 intervention
Close supervision
daily, face to face contact at site of work
routine supervision
face to face contact at least every two weeks at the site of work with interim supervision occurring by other methods such as phone or written communication
General supervision
At least monthly face to face contact with supervision available as needed by other means
Minimal supervision
provided only on an as needed basis and may be less than monthly
Who determines amount of supervision
Supervising therapist
Dupuytren's disease
Abnormal thickening of the fascia leading to flexion contractures and sometimes knots or nodules
Mosey's major types of activity groups
1.Evaluation
2. Task oriented
3. developmental
4. Thematic
5. Topical
6. Instrumental
Dysmetria
overshooting rom needed for a movement
Foods for videofluoroscopy procedure
-do not give foods the client currently has no difficulties eating, skip these
- start at the lowest level then progress to more difficult as possible
-thick before thin liquids
Placement of materials for adult's with cataracts
-Lose central vision first, then peripheral (side) gradually
-Individuals with cataracts have increased difficulty with glare
-Present to side with no direct lighting to reduce glare if individual has residual vision.
Only adaptive equipment covered by Medicare
3 in 1 commode
Instrumental groups: activities
-Reminiscence
-Arts and crafts
-music
-exercise
-dance
Froment's sign
Assesses motor function of the ulnar nerve.
Akathisia
urgent, restless need to move
Akinesia
loss of voluntary movement
Wheelchair belt placement
across the anterior hips
Capital expenses
Funds used by a company to acquire or upgrade physical assets such as property or equipment (i.e. driver rehab computer equipment)
Executive functions
Problem solving
Planning
Memorizing
Organizing
Strategizing
Remembering
Time management
Presbycusis
age related hearing loss
Side effect of electro convulsive therapy (ECT)
memory loss

Individual can engage in structured tasks 6 hours after session
FInger to palm translation emerges
12-15 months
palm to finger translation emerges
2- 2 1/2 years
Shift skills emerge
3- 3 1/2 years
Simple rotation skills emerge
2-2 1/2 yeras
Complex rotation skills emerge
6-7 years
In-hand manipulation skills with stabilization emerges
6-7 years
Denver developmental screen
- screens areas of fine and gross motor, language, and personal skills
-population= 1 month to 6 years
Bayley Scales of Infant Development
1 to 42 months (3 years 6 months)
Miller Assessment of Preschoolers
Sensory and motor abilities, cognitive

Population- 2 years, 9 months- 5 years, 8 months
Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory
6 months- 7 years
Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency
4-21 years
Erhardt Developmental Prehension Assessment
children of all ages
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales
birth to 6 years
Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration (Beery VMI)
Short form: 2-7 years

Regular: 2-18 years
Motor free visual perceptual test
4-95 years
Snaps front snaps
3 1/2
Imitates housework
13 months
Puts away toys
2 years
Carries things without dropping, dries dishes with help, dusts with help, puts away toys with reminders, wipes up spills
3 years
Fixes dry cereal/snacks, helps with sorting laundry
4 years
Puts toys away neatly, makes a sandwich, takes out trash, makes bed, puts dirty clothes in hamper, answer phone
5 years
Does simple errands, cleans sink, washes dishes with help, crosses street safely,
6 years
Begins to cook simple meals, puts clean clothes away, hangs up clothes, manages small amounts of money
7-9 years
Cooks simple meals with supervision, sets table, begins doing laundry, washes dishes, cares for pets with reminders
10-12 years
does laundry, cooks meals
13-14
Primary prevention services
OT services for a population that does not currently have a diagnosis to prevent a diagnosis or problem.
Secondary prevention
OT services for a population that currently has a diagnosis or problem to prevent a secondary problem or co-morbidity, such as a fall, from occurring.
Rotator cuff repair protocol: 0-6 weeks post-op
-PROM; progress to assisted-active/active ROM
-decrease pain (begin with ice and progress to heat)
Rotator cuff repair protocol: 6+ weeks post op
-Strengthening: begin with isometrics (joint angle and muscle length do not change), progress to isotonic (free weights, etc) below shoulder level
-activity modifications (light ADLs and meaningful role activities, progress as tol.)
Rotator cuff repair protocol: 8+ weeks post op
leisure and work activities
Ape hand
due to injury of distal median nerve
When to use angled/long handled utensils
Significant ROM limitations
PNF- rhythmic initiation
utilized to improve movement initiation. Involves passive rhythmic movement followed by active participation in the same pattern
PNF- rhythmic rotation
Utilized when restriction is felt during ROM. When restriction is felt, therapist repeats rotation of all components of the pattern at the point of restriction slowly and gently. As relaxation occurs movement is continued through larger range.
Cardiac monitoring
Check pulse/BPM 1 minute before, during, and after and 5 minutes after therapy session/activity
Heart disease: class 1
- no limits to activity, no complaints
-max MET 6.5
Heart disease: class 2
- slight activity limit; comfort at rest; ordinary activity results in fatigue, pain, dyspnea, palpitations
-max MET 4.5
Heart disease: class 3
-Marked limitation; less than ordinary activity; fatigue, palpitations, dyspnea, and angina pain
-max MET 3.0
Heart disease: class 4
Inability to carry out physical activity without discomfort
-max MEt 1.5
Terminal device training procedures
1. Manually guide patient through motions.
2. For transhumeral prosthesis, keep elbow unit locked at 90 degree flexion.
3. Teach terminal device control first, then joint.
Joint training procedure
1. Occurs after terminal device training
2. Manually guide patient through movements
3. Patient listens for click as lock activates (elbow)
4. Have patient exaggerate movements initially
SMART goals
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Limited
Wraparound armrest wheelchair
reduces overall width of wheelchair by one inch, allowing to fit through a 31" door instead of a 32", and cheaper than a customized wheelchair (but not necessarily a standard narrow?)
Diplegia
paralysis affecting symmetric parts of the body
Diplegic cerebral palsy
characterized by mild lower extremity weakness and minimal to no upper extremity involvement.
Emergence of diagonal jaw movements (eating)
7 months
emergence of rotary chewing and drinking from cup with firm jaw
1 year
effective mastification
9 months
When should you co-treat with another discipline
When another discipline has greater knowledge and experience, and could contribute to both your knowledge and benefit your client more than working with you alone.
Displacement
Redirection of an emotion such as anger from one "object" (such as a person) to another (i.e. a plate that gets thrown)
Precautions working with HIV populations
-Wash hands before and after treatments
-Additional precautions needed only for other circumstances, such as bodily fluids or additional illness
Positioning children with hypotonia for feeding
-neutral pelvic alignment
-avoid head extension
-reclining or slightly tilting chair for extreme hyotonia
Thromboangitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)
-Disease resulting in diminished temperature sense, paresthesia, pain, and cold extremities
-spinal muscle atrophy
group of inherited disease causing progressive muscle weakness eventually leading to death
Mechanical principles for dynamic splinting
-Use a 90 degree angle of pull from the joint
-use a wide, long splint base with rounded edges
-pronator teres syndrome (it is indicated by tinel's sign)
-Compression of the median nerve at the elbow
-Indicated by positive Tinel's sign on forearm
-Similar to Carpal Tunnel syndrome in symptoms but forearm is involved is major difference
Motor learning stages
1. Cognitive Stage: learner develops understanding of task
2. Associated stage: learner practices movements, decreases errors
3. Autonomous stage: movements largely error free, vary environments to challenge learner
Tonic bite response
-Provide firm downward pressure using a spoon on the middle aspect of the tongue
Hyperactive gag reflex treatment
-Press down firmly on the center of the tongue
-Apply pressure from distal to proximal
Intervention strategies for ideational apraxia
-provide step by step instructions
--use hand over hand guiding techniques
-provide opportunities for motor planning and motor execution
Neurofunctional approach to remediation of client deficits
-Used for individuals with acquired neurological impairments
-Focuses on retraining real world skills
-Utilizes an overall adaptive approach but incorporates remediation components
-Treatment is focused on training-specific functional skills in true contexts
Remedial/restorative/transfer of training intervention approach
-targets cause of symptoms
-assumes improvement in performance components will result in increased skill
-Assumes cerebral cortex is malleable and can reorganize
-Utilizes tabletop and computer activities such as memory drills, block designs, parquetry, as treatment modalities
Compensatory/Adaptive/Functional Intervention Approach
-Involves repetitive practice of functional tasks
-emphasizes modifications, intact skill training
-treats symptoms, not the cause
-utilizes environmental adaptation, compensatory strategies, and functional tasks that the individual desires to perform at discharge as the basis of treatment
Information Processing Intervention Approach
-Standard cues are given to determine their effect on performance
-investigative questions are used to provide insight to the underlying deficits
-Cues are utilized to draw attention to relevant features of task
Dynamic Interactional Approach
-Emphasizes transfer of info from one situation to the next
-Practice of a targeted strategy with varied tasks and situations (multi contextual)
-Emphasizes self-awareness of strengths and deficits as basis of learning
-Transfer of learning occurs through graded series of tasks that decrease in similarity
-Therapist utilizes awareness questioning to help the individual detect errors, estimate task difficulty, and predict outcomes
Capital expense
permanent purchases above a fixed amount (i.e. 500-1000); separated from other business items because they depreciate
Direct expense
costs related to OT service provision such as salaries, benefits, vacation/sick time, office supplies, and treatment equipment
Indirect expenses
costs shared by the setting as a whole such as utilities, house-keeping, and marketing
Fixed expenses
Stay the same even when there are changes in the services provided (i.e. rent)
Variable expenses
change in direct proportion to the amount of services provided (i.e. splinting materials)