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14 Cards in this Set
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What are 2 types of repair tissue ?
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Regeneration & Replacement
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Under what conditions should therapeutic inflammation not to be used ?
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Infection
If healing mechanisms are suppressed When using Anti-inflammatory |
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Acute pain, Chronic pain, Intractable pain ? |
Chronic pain- to manage their pain Intractable pain- flood the sensory receptors with sensations distracting the client |
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What is the difference between localized, radiating, projected & referred pain ?
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Localized- is confined to the site of origin of the pain
Radiating- diffused pain around the site Projected- result of proximal nerve compression Referred pain- is felt in an area distant from the site to the painful stimulus |
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What is the difference in somatic & visceral pain ?
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Somatic- arises stimulations of receptors in the skin or form stimulation of receptors in
skeletal muscles, joints, tendons and facia Visceral pain- results from stimulation of receptors in the viscera |
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What is the difference in deep somatic & superficial somatic pain ?
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Deep somatic - skeletal muscles, joints, tendons and fascia
Superficial pain- skin like a paper cut |
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Explain why/when a muscle contraction would cause pain
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Lack of oxygen & blood supply to the muscle
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Know which muscle or muscles would impinge:
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Sciatic nerve- piriformis muscle
Cervical plexus- suboccipital & sternocleidomastiod Brachial plexus- scalenes, pectoralis minor & subclavius Lumbar plexus- quadratus lumborum & associated fascia |
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Explain what to do when doubt exists concerning the advisability of performing massage therapy
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Do not do it
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What is phantom pain ?
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pain that is experienced by clients who have had a limb amputated
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What is the difference in benign & malignant tumors ?
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Benign- localized within the tissue from which they arise and usually grow very slow
Malignant tumors- tend to spread to other regions of the body |
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What is the term used to describe the spread of malignant tumors ?
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Metastasis
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List 7 warning signs of cancer
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-sores that will not heal
-unusual bleeding -change appearance or size of a wart or mole -lump or thickening in any tissue -persistent hoarseness or cough -chronic indigestion -a change in bowel or bladder function |
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What is an endangerment site ?
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An area on the body where it is possible to do damage.
-deep sustained pressure is the only cause |
