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posture that deviates for normal alignment but no structural impairments |
Postural fault |
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postural pain syndrome |
pain when person maintains a faulty posture for long periods of time. pain is relieved with activity. no impairments but if continues strength and flexibility imbalances may arise |
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adaptive shortening of soft tissues and muscle weakness |
postural dysfunction |
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stretch weakness |
muscles that are continually stretched get weaker |
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muscles constantly in shortened positions lose their elasticity. These muscles test ______ in ______ positions and _________ in _____ positions. |
tight weakness strong in shortened positions and weak in stretched positions |
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if a force is applied to a tissue and maintained at the same level while the deformation produced by this force is measured, the deformation will gradually increase |
creep |
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creep: force remains ____ while ______ changes |
constant legnth |
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how does impaired postural support from trunk muscles lead to tissue injury? |
constant loading causing creep and fluid redistributions |
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continual exaggeration of curves lead to ______ |
postural impairment, muscle strength and flexibility imbalances, soft tissue restrictions and hypermobility |
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general causes of pain |
mechanical stress to pain- sustained stretch to ligaments, compression of blood vessels, compression of nerve endings |
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does mechanical stress involve a inflammatory reaction |
no |
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If mechanical stress ____ supporting capabilities, what happens? |
exceeds breakdown |
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superficial multiple segmented parts produce motion large guy wire function compressive loading- contractions
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Global characteristics |
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core muscle characteristics |
deep segmented stabilizes control segmental motion segmental guy wire function type 1 muscle fibers for endurance
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rectus adominus external and internal obliques scalenes quadratus lumborum erector spinae illopsosas sternocleidomastoid levator scapulae upper trapezius |
global muscles |
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deep core muscles |
transversus adominis multifidus deep rotators longus colli |
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inert structures |
noncontractile, passive- ligaments, joint capsules, brasae, nerves, cartilage, disks, dura mater |
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body structures that provide passive, active, neural control as counter forces to gravity in order to maintain spinal stability |
passive- inert structures active- muscles neural |
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muscle activity required at the hip when person is in relaxed posture |
iliofemoral ligament provides passive stability so no muscle tension is necessary |
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muscle activity required at the hip when gravity line shifts posteriorly |
some posterior rotation of the pelvis but is controlled by tension in the hip flexor muscles |
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muscle activity required at the hip when gravity line shifts anteriorly |
stability is provided by active support of the hip extensor muscles |
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muscle activity required at the knees when fully extended |
no muscle support |
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muscle activity required at the knees when slightly flexed |
gravity line shifts posterior to the joint and the quadriceps femoris contracts to prevent knee from buckling |
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gravity line is _______ to the ankle joint so it ______ the _____ forward around the ankle. Stability is provided by the _____ ______ muscles |
anterior rotates tibia |
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gravity line is _______ to the knee joint which keeps the knee in ________. Stability is provided by the ______ _____ ligament, ____ capsule and tension in the muscles ______ to the knee. Soleus provides active stability by pulling ____ on the tibia. |
anterior extension anterior cruciate posterior posterior posteriorly |
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gravity line at the hip ____ with swaying of the body. when line passes through the hip joint there is ______ and ____ external support |
varies equilibrium no |
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gravity line at the trunk goes through bodies of ____ and ____ vertebrae. as trunk shifts, ______ muscles ____ and function as _______ wires |
lumbar and cervical contralateral contract guy |
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center of gravity of the head falls ____ to the ______ joints. ______ muscles contract to keep head balanced |
anterior atlanto-occipital posterior |
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counterforces movement in the body may be from ______ or _________ |
muscles or inert structures |
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For weight bearing joint to be stable, gravity line of the mass must fall through what or there must be what? |
the axis of rotation or force to counteract the movement |
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how many natural curves are in the spine? |
4 |
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two primary and two compensatory |
posterior and anterior |
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anterior curve location? |
cervical and lumbar |
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posterior curve location? |
thoracic and sacral |
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Lordotic pelvic direction? |
anterior tilt |
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Lordotic- lumbosacral angle increases or decreases |
increases |
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Lordotic- hip flex or extend? |
flex |
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Lordotic- narrows or gaps the IVF |
narrows |
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Lordotic- hip flexors tighten/shorten or stretch/weak? |
tighten/ shorten |
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Lordotic- rectus femoris tighten/shorten or stretch/weak? |
tighten/shorten |
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Lordotic- Lumbar extentor (erector spinae) tighten/shorten or stretch/weak? |
tighten/shorten |
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Lordotic- gluteus max tighten/shorten or stretch/weak? |
stretch/weak |
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Lordotic- abs tighten/shorten or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Lordotic- hamstrings tighten/shorten or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Lordotic- ALL tighten/shorten or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Relaxed/shouched/ swayback- pelvic direction |
anterior shift |
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Relaxed/swayback- hip extensors tighten/shorten or stretched/weak |
tighten/shorten |
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Relaxed/swayback- lower lumbar extensors tighten/shorten or stretched/weak |
tighten/shorten |
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Relaxed/swayback upper abs tighten/shorten or stretched/weak |
tighten/shorten |
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Relaxed/swayback internal intercostals thighten/shorten or stretch/weak |
tighten/shorten |
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Relaxed/swayback- IVF lower lumbar narrow or gap |
narrow |
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Relaxed/swayback- hip flexors stretch/weaken or tight/shorten |
stretch/weaken |
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Relaxed/swayback- PLL of upper lumbar and thoracic tight/short or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Relaxed/swayback- spine tight/short or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Relaxed/swayback- lower abs tight/short or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Flat low back- pelvic direction |
posterior tilt |
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Flat low back- lumbosacral angle |
decreases |
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Flat low back- shock absorbtion |
decrease |
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Flat low back- hip extensors tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Flat low back- trunk flexors, ALL tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/ shorten |
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Flat low back- lower lumbar extensors tight/ shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Flat low back- fasicia tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/ shorten |
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Flat low back- hip flexors tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Flat low back- lumbar extensors, PLL tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Round back w/ FHP- thoracic curve |
increases |
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Round back w/ FHP- protracted or retracted scapula |
protracted |
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Round back w/FHP- occipital ext or flex |
extend |
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Round back w/ FHP- lower cerv ext or flex |
flex |
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Round back w/FHP- upper thor flex or ext |
flex |
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Round back w/ FHP - what syndrome is related |
Thoracic outlet syndrome |
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Round back w/ FHP- pecs tight/shorten or stretched/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Round back w/FHP- intercostals tight/shorten or stretche/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Round back w/FHP- lats tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Round back w/ FHP- serratus anterior tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Round back w/ FHP- levator scapulae tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Round back w/ FHP- upper trap tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Round ack w/ FHP- ALL tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Round back w/FHP- thoracic erector spinae tight/shorten or stetch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Round bak w/FHP- scapular retractor tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Round back w/ FHP- PLL tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
stretch/weak |
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Flat upper back- thoracic curve increase or decrease |
decrease |
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Flat upper back- depressed or elevated scap |
depressed |
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Flat upper back- decrease or increase cervical lordosis with increase flexion or extension of occiput |
decrease cervical lordosis with increase flexion of occiput |
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Flat upper back- anterior neck mm tight/shorten or stretched/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Flat upper back- thoracic erector spinae tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Flat upper back- scapular retractors tight/shorten or stretch/weak |
tight/shorten |
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Flat upper back- scapular protractors |
stretch/weak |
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verbal reinforcement |
interpret the sensations of muscle contraction and spinal positions that patient should be feeling |
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touch the muscles that need to contract and move and hold the parts in place |
tactile reinforcement |
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Visual reinforcement |
use mirrors so the patient can see how the look etc |
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structural scoliosis |
irreversible lateral curvature with fixed rotation of the vertebrae.
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scoliosis rotation of the vertebral bodies is toward the ___ of the curve |
convexity |
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scoliosis ribs rotate with vertebrae so there is prominence of ribs posteriorly to the side of spinal ______ and prominence anteriorly to the side of ______ |
convexity concavity |
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reversible and can be changed with forward or side bending and with positional changes (lying supine etc) |
nonstructural scoliosis |