Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Physical Therapy Volunteer 6/1/12


  • Referred pain - can you touch the pain 
    • if yes, = not referred
    • if no = referred
  • referred groin pain often from hip degeneration
  • lumbar spine extension - lordosis (vs kyefosis)
  • muscle cramps 
    • hamstring
    • active insufficiency - a bi articulate skeletal muscle that cannot shorten enough to complete the full range of motion across both joints
    • passive insufficiency -  a bi articulate skeletal muscle that cannot lengthen enough to complete the full range of motion across both joints
  • pelvic rotation and bridge exercises 
    • anterior rotation of pelvis reduces lordosis in lumbar spine, preventing cheating while hip extensions/strengthening
  • spondelolesthesis - L5 (usually) slides forward on top of the sacrum (s1) (common in dancers and gymnasts) 
  • shoulder flexion + abduction
    • humerus head depresses and posteriorly rotates
    • teres minor, teres major, infraspinatus, subscapularis
    • compound movements with multi planar movements
  • balances - propioception (static place in space), kinesthetic (dynamic), vestibular, ochular, visual
  • Orthothics 

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