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8 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Paresthesia, (assessment)
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tingling sensaton or numbness in the involved limb
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Williams position is used for lowerback pain,
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the pt lies in the semi-fowlers position and flexes the knees to relax the muscles of the lower back and relieve pressure on the spinal nerve root.
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Name 3 Pt centered interventions for LBP.
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Williams' Position
Exercis (PT) Heat and ice therapy (ice, 15min/1-2 hours)(heat, 20-30 min/ x4qd |
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Name 3 invasive interventions for LBP
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Laser disc decompression= drawin the herniated portion awy from the nerve root.
2. diskectomy= the spinal nerve is usually lifted to remove the offending portion of the disc 3. Laminectomy - the removal of one of more vertebral laminae plus osteophytes, and the herniated nucleous pulposus. |
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What does the nurse assess for postopertiviely after a lamenectomy?
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The nurse carefull check the client's ability to void. Pain and flat position make voiding difficult. May indicate damage to the sacral spinal nerve which control the dtrusor muscle in the bladder.
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After a lamenectomy, what does clear drainage from the incision site indicate?
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Cerebrospinal fluid leakage . The nurse must report this immediately. Bulgin at the incision site may be due ti DSF leak or hematoma. REPORT
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Identify risk factors that contribut to back pain
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Spinal stenosis
arthritis hypertrophy of the intraspinal ligaments scloiosis Lordosis arteriosclerosis, (decreased blood supply to the spinal cord blood dyscrasias Disk degeneration |
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Lodorsis is:
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when the lower back becomes more anteriorly curved, straining back muscles.
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