Therapeutic Exercise
Therapeutic Exercise MUSCLE FIBER CHARACTERISTICS Type I muscle fibers are “slow-twitch,” highly fatigue-resistant, grossly dark fibers (“dark meat”) that appear light on myosin ATPase (at pH 9.4) or PAS staining….
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis OP is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass, caused by an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation, and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a…
Amputation/Prosthetics
Amputation/Prosthetics EPIDEMIOLOGY, ETIOLOGY, AND LEVELS OF AMPUTATION In the United States, an estimated 185,000 people undergo an amputation of an upper or lower limb each year. It is estimated that…
Pain Medicine
Pain Medicine KEY DEFINITIONS Pain An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. Pain is always subjective. Many…
Rheumatology
Rheumatology OSTEOARTHRITIS OA, the most prevalent form of arthritis in the United States, is caused by a disruption of the normal process of degradation and synthesis of articular cartilage and…
Gait And Gait Aids
Gait And Gait Aids GAIT CYCLE The normal gait cycle has two primary components: stance phase, which represents the duration of foot contact with the ground, and swing phase, which…
Pediatrics: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Pediatrics: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis JIA is the most common rheumatic disease of childhood Diagnosis should fulfill the following criteria: occur before age 16 years persist for at least 6 weeks…
Pediatrics: Neuromuscular Disorders
Pediatrics: Neuromuscular Disorders Caused by an abnormality of any component of the lower motor neuron anterior horn cell peripheral nerve neuromuscular junction muscle Frequently associated with systemic effects, as some…
Pediatrics: Cerebral Palsy
Pediatrics: Cerebral Palsy Definition – A group of disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitations that are attributed to a nonprogressive disturbance that has occurred in…
Wheelchair
Wheelchair MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS Typical Measurements Back height Self-propeller, good trunk control 2″ below inferior angle of scapula Self-propeller, poor trunk control 2″ below scapular spine Poor UEx strength, poor trunk…
