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Lecture 9: Flexibility Training Flashcards

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What are the joints and movement involved in putting clothes over the head

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Shoulder joint

  • Elevation (flexion and abduction)
  • External rotation
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What are seated dynamic stretches (4)

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  • Floor reach: bend forward toward floor reaching as far as possible toward the floor or touching the floor if ROM permits
  • Seated trunk rotation: slowly rotate trunk and head until you can see an imaginary car
  • Seated abduction
  • Alternate knee to chest
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What percentage of OA at the age of 75 have osteoarthritic changes

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85%

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What factors contribute to Stiffness in OA (4)

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  1. With age
  2. Connective tissues involved in mobility
  3. With age change in chemical composition of the connective tissue matrix and collagen
  4. Breakdown of articular surfaces in the weight bearing joints
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What are the joints and movements involved in fastening or unfastening clothes in the back

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Shoulder Joint

  • Abduction
  • Internal rotation
  • Extension
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Functional consequence of less of flexibility can greatly affect what ADLS (4)

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  1. Getting out of a car
  2. Stepping on or off a curb
  3. Bending down to pick something up
  4. Putting on clothes
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What are the joints and movements involved in walking, ascending stairs and getting down onto and up from the floor/tub

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Hip, Knee and Ankle joint

Walking: least demanding
Hip flexion and extension
Knee flexion
Ankle dorsiflexion

Stairs:
Hip flexion
Knee flexion
Ankle dorsiflexion

Tub: most demanding
Hip flexion
Knee flexion
Ankle dorsiflexion

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Critical ranges are important when designing PA program to?

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To improve OA’s function

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Spinal ext will decrease by ____%
Hip ext will decrease by ___%
Knee flexion will decrease by ____%

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Spinal ext will decrease by 50%
Hip ext will decrease by 20%
Knee flexion will decrease by 2%

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Give examples of BADLs

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  • Bathing and showering
  • Bowel and bladder management
  • Dressing
  • Eating
  • Feeding
  • Functional mobility
  • Personal hygiene
  • Toilet hygiene
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Which SFT test can be used to test fastening and unfastening clothes in the back

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Back scratch test

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What is ROM

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Total excursion possible at a joint from the beginning of movement to the end of it

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Increase in number of functional limitations leads to?

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Loss of independence

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What are some modes of exercise used to improve their flexibility

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  • Traditional stretching
  • Dance
  • Tai Chi
  • Aquatic exercise

All good to inc ROM and dec stiffness

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What are the special considerations after knee surgery

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  1. Can rarely flex past 110 degrees
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On AVG is the dec. in ROM greater in upper or lower extremity

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LOWER

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What are the special consideration after hip surgery

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  1. No hip flexion past 90 degrees
  2. No hip adduction past midline (no leg crossing)
  3. No internal rotation of the hip
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Is putting on clothes a BADL or a IADL

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BADL

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Why do some OA sleep with a pillow between their legs

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So that they do not cross on internally rotate in the middle of the night

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Give some examples of IADL’s

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  • Housework
  • Taking meds as prescribed
  • Managing money
  • Shopping for groceries or clothing
  • Use of telephone or other form of communication
  • Using technology
  • Transportation within the community
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Dynamic stretches can be introduced when muscles are _______ and to participants with poor ______

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Dynamic stretches can be introduced when muscles are warmer and to participants with poor body awareness

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What are 4 exercise flexibility guidelines

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  1. Emphasize joints that have significant decrease in joint ROM
  2. Stretch to a point of gentle tension, but not paint
  3. Do not jerk, bounce or force a stretch because this could result in injury
  4. Breath during stretching
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What are some standing dynamic stretched (6)

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  • Reach and curl: from a standing position, reach arms overhead
  • Picking apples: reach up with single arm to pick imaginary fruit
  • Climbing rope: clients climb and imaginary rope
  • Knees up Mother Brown: Exaggerated march in place
  • Side lunges with a) spinal flexion b) arm reach across body c) forward arm reach
  • Walking with six to seven alternating bouts of long and short strides
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What is the mnemonic for BADls and what does it stand for

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DEATH
D: dressing/bathing
E: eating
A: amulating
T: toileting
H: hygiene
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Can flexibility exercises improve ROM at any age?
yes
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When OA improve flexibility they can improve on what types of ADLS
Basic and Instrumental
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Are IADLs necessary for fundamental functioning
No, but they let an individual live independently in a community
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What is the most important when doing flexibility exercises
Stressing the end range of joint motion
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Joint stiffness inc/dec with age Leads to inc/dec in ROM One of the most common complaints of ____
Joint stiffness INC with age Leads to DEC ROM One of the most common complaints of older adults
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What i the purpose of donning a pullover shirt for an OA with shoulder limitations
To allow OA w one sided weakness to don a shirt with ease
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What is a critical range
The absolute minimum required to perform a certain activity
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Example: Hamstring flexibility dec. in both male and female by +/- _____%?
Example: Hamstring flexibility dec. in both male and female by +/- 14% per decade
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What is dynamic stretching
Moving through a specific ROM and holding for 2-5 sec then returning to the start position Progressively increasing joint ROM with each rep More functional to ADLs (require dynamic movement in multiple planes) Best for warming up the body and muscles
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What do BADLs consist of
Self care tasks
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What are the chemical changes with age
- Loss of water content | - Connective tissue becomes less extensible and more resistant to being deformed
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What connective tissues are involved in mobility (joint movement)
Tendons, Ligaments, Fascia, Joint capsules
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What is the end range of motion
The maximal distance a joint can be moved until a point of discomfort
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Joint ROM decreases w age between was age
20-70 year olds
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Is pain directly coming from the breakdown of articular cartilage?
No - because there are no pain receptors in the cartilage
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How should we breath during stretching
1. inhale before the start of the stretch 2. exhale during the stretch 3. breathe evenly during the stretch
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With age what happens to the muscle mass and connective tissue
- DEC in muscle mass due to dec in # of muscle fibers (type 2) - INC in connective tissue surrounding and within muscle
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What is the relation btwn joint pain and stiffness
Joint pain --> DEC. joint mvmnt --> Disuse atrophy --> joint stiffness --> joint pain
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What is the mnemonic for IADLs
SHAFT ``` S: shopping H: housekeeping A: accounting F: food prep/med T: telephone/transportation ```
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What is flexibility
Refers to the amount of ROM about any joint or multiple joints at any age Important at all stages
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What are the precautions to this method
Patients with poor sitting balance must be supervised
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What is the greatest decline in ROM w age associated with?
Spinal extension
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What are the 4 steps in order
1. Locate the front side of the shirt. Place the shirt front side down on the lap, with the bottom of the shirt close to the body 2. Pull sleeve all the way up along weak arm, past the elbow 3. Insert strong hand/arm into the sleeve, also past the elbow 4. Lean forward slightly and pull collar over head
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What is the clinical definition of joint stiffness
Sensation of difficulty moving a joint or the apparent loss of ROM. Often accompanies joint pain and swelling
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When an OA improves flexibility, they particularly improve on?
Muscular strength
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Is rate of decrease joint specific
yes
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This method can also be used in OA w?
Painful shoulders
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How to break this cycle
Joint pain --> MAINTAIN movement --> NO/LIMITED disuse atrophy --> NO/LIMITED joint stiffness --> MAINTAIN function
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Can OA with ROM deficits improve their flexibility?
Yes!
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the mechanism for improving muscular strength is that the effort to gain ROM is sufficient to _______?
the mechanism for improving muscular strength is that the effort to gain ROM is sufficient to challenge the surrounding musculature and slightly increase strength
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Why does knee flexion only decrease by 2%
Because we use if for every day walking
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What is static stretching
Targeting one muscle group Moving into a specific range until end range Holding 10-90 sex Very safe Best for improving ROM
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As you get older are there more limitations?
Yes, more limitations in basic and instrumental ADL
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What are the 2 types of stretching
Static and Dynamic
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What is better for OA, static or PNF
YA respond better to contract real stretching while OA benefit more from static stretching
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the mechanism for improving muscular strength is increasing the joints ROM may release the muscles to such an extent that they can be used more ______ and ______
the mechanism for improving muscular strength is increasing the joints ROM may release the muscles to such an extent that they can be used more readily and efficiently
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