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Stretching for Impaired mobility
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02/26/2010

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Term
What is mobility related to? 
Definition
joint integrity and flexibility 
Term
What is hypomobility? 
Definition
Adaptive Shortening of soft tissue 
Term
What are factors leading to hypomobility? 
Definition

1) Prolonged immobilization 

2) Sedentary Lifestyle

3) Postural Mal alignment

4) Muscle Imbalance

5) Impaired Muscle Performance 

6) Tissue Trauma

7) Congenital deformities

 

 

Term
What are type of stretching? (3) 
Definition

1) Clinician Guided

2) Joint Mobilization

3) Auto Streching

Term
What is dynamic flexibility? 
Definition
Amount of motion you have control over
Term
Passive Flexibity
Definition
Static, End Range type of motion
Term
What is passive flexibility dependent on? 
Definition

the extensibility of the muscle and connective tissue that croos or surround the joint

 

Term
What is dynamic flexibility dependent on? 
Definition
the muscle contraction and  the amount of tissue resistance met. 
Term
What is a contracture? 
Definition
Adaptive shortening of the muscle tendon unit and other soft soft tissues that surround a joint
Term
What does a contracture lead to? 
Definition
Significant resistance to stretching and limited ROM 
Term
What are the 4 types of contractures? 
Definition

1) Myostatic 

2) Pseudomyostatic 

3) Arthrogenic and Periarticular 

4) Fibrotic and irreversable

Term
What is a myostatic contracture? 
Definition
Musculotendinous unit adaptively shortened
Term
What is a common problem with Myostatic Contracture?
Definition
Significant loss of ROM
Term
Myostatic Contracture is a result of a reduced number of           ?
Definition
Sarcomere units
Term
How can Myostatic Contracture be healed?
Definition
With stretching exercises in a short amount of time
Term
What is Pseudomyostatic Contractures a result of? (2) 
Definition

1) hypertonicity or spasticity

2) CNS Lesions

Term
Who usually suffers from Pseudomyostatic Contractures? 
Definition
Neuro Pt
Term
Why do pseudomyostatic Contractures give resistance to passive stretch?
Definition
Muscle appears to be in a constant state of contraction
Term
How do you treat a pseudomyostatic contracture? 
Definition
inhibition procedures
Term
What is an Arthrogenic and Periarticular Contracture a result of? (2)
Definition

1) intra-articualr pathology

2) connective tissues that cross a joint capsule becomes stiff

 

Term
What do Arthogenic Contractures inhibit? 
Definition
Normal arthrokinematic Motion 
Term
How are fibrotic Contractures caused? 
Definition
Fibrous changes in connective tissue
Term
What are the treatments for Fibrotic Contractures? 
Definition

1) Stretching 

2) surgical intervention

Term
What are interventions for soft tissue mobility? (5)
Definition

1) Manual or mechanical stretching

2) Self Stretching

3) Neuromuscular Inhibition

4) Joint Mobilization

5) Neural Tissue Glide

 

Term
What is selective stretching? 
Definition
applying selective stretching techniques to some muscles but allowing limitation of motion to develop in other muscles
Term
What is over stretching? 
Definition
stretch well beyond the normal length of muscle ROM 
Term
What can over stretching result in? (3)
Definition

1) Hypermobility 

2) joint instability 

3) strength of the muscle are insufficient

Term
What are the responses to Soft tissue to immobilization and stretch? (3)
Definition

1) Elastic Change

2) viscoelastic Change 

3) Plastic Change

Term
What does the soft tissue do when an elastic change occurs after the force has been removed?
Definition
return to its pre-stretch resting length
Term
What does a viscoelastic tissue do when force is first applied? 
Definition
resist derformation
Term
How will the soft tissue be affected when a plastic change occurs?
Definition
assume a new and greater length after force has been removed
Term
What types of tissues have elastic and plastic properties? 
Definition
Contractile and noncontractile
Term
What type of property does connective tissue of muscle have? 
Definition
Viscoelastic
Term
What are the types of muscular connective tissue? (3)
Definition

1) Endomysium 

2) Perimysium 

3) Epimysium

Term
Where is the force transmitted through for muscle? (2)
Definition

1) Endomysium

2) Perimysium

Term
What type of forces occur during a passive stretch? 
Definition
Longitudinal and lateral 
Term
What is the Muscular response to immobilization? (2) 
Definition

1) atrophy

2) compromised force generating abilities

Term
What is the main function of Muscle Spindle? 
Definition
Receive and convey info about changes in length and velocity changes
Term
What is the Muscle spindle sensitive to? 
Definition
Quick and sustained stretch
Term
What does the GTO monitor? 
Definition
Changes in tension of muscle-tendon units
Term
What does the GTO detect? 
Definition
Force 
Term
What is the GTO response to force? 
Definition
shuts muscle off
Term
What does the muscle spindle detect? 
Definition
Tension
Term
What is the response of the muscle spindle when tension is applied?
Definition
Stretch reflex
Term
Collagen fibers have characteristics of what properties? (2)
Definition

1) Elastic 

2) Plastic

Term
What are connective tissue composed of? (4) 
Definition

1) collagen fibers

2) Elastin Fibers

3) Reticulin Fibers

4) Ground Substance

Term
What are collagen fibers responsible for? (3)
Definition

1) strength 

2) Stiffness

3) Resisting tensile deformation

Term
What do elastin fiber provide? 
Definition
extensibility
Term
What do reticulin fibers provide? 
Definition
tissue with bulk
Term
What does ground substance do ? (3) 
Definition

1)Hydrates Matrix

2) stabilizes collagen networks

3) resists compressive forces

Term
What are things that can change the stress strain curve? (5)
Definition

1) immobilization

2) inactivity 

3) Age 

4) Corticosteroids

5) Injury

Term
How do the effects of immobilization change the stress strain curve? (2)
Definition

1) Elastic zone shrinks

2) curve shifts left and gets to plastic region faster

Term
What type of intensity should be applied to a stretch? 
Definition
low 
Term
Where should a static stretch be held? 
Definition
Just past the point of resistance 
Term
What is a static progressive stretch? 
Definition
a stretch that is held in a comfortably lengthened position until relaxed and then progressively lengthened further
Term
What is a cyclic stretch? 
Definition

Short duration

repeatedly but gradually applied

released then reapplied

Term
What are the 3 way to inhibit the nueromuscular system 
Definition

1) Hold-Relax and Contract-relax

2) Agonist Contraction

3) Hold relax with agonist contraction

Term
what are the steps to Hold-Relax and Contract-Relax Stretching? (4)
Definition

1) Muscle is lengthened to point of limitation

2) Pt. Performs a pre-stretch, end range and isometric contration fro 5-10 sec

3) voluntary relaxation of tight muscle

4) limb passively moved into new range 

Term
What are the steps to an agonist contraction?(2) 
Definition

1) Concentrically contract the muscle opposite the limited muscle

2) Hold the end range position for several sec

 

Term
What are the steps for hold-relax with agonist contraction? 
Definition

1) Move the limb to the point of resistance

2) Pt perform a resisted, pre-stretch isometric contraction of the range limited muscle

3) relaxation of that muscle 

4) immediate concentric contraction of the oppoiste muscle 

Term
Self Mobilization
Definition
self stretching techniques that use joint traction that direct force to the join capsule
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