Physical Therapy: Muscle Tone Relaxation Techniques
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What is the primary goal of neural mobilization techniques?

  • To restore the ability of the nervous system to tolerate normal compressive, friction, and tensile forces (correct)
  • To enhance proprioception
  • To increase nerve strain
  • To improve muscle tone
  • What is the difference between tensioning techniques and sliding techniques?

  • Tensioning techniques are associated with a considerable increase in nerve strain, whereas with sliding techniques the nervous system can be mobilized without substantial increases in strain (correct)
  • Tensioning techniques aim to mobilize the nervous system with minimal increase in strain, while sliding techniques aim to mobilize the nervous system with substantial increase in strain
  • Tensioning techniques are used for acute injuries, while sliding techniques are used for chronic injuries
  • Tensioning techniques are used for muscle relaxation, while sliding techniques are used for muscle strengthening
  • What is the term for the clinical application of mechanics and physiology of the nervous system as they relate to musculoskeletal function?

  • Neurodynamics
  • Clinical Neurodynamics (correct)
  • Sensorimotor Training
  • Muscle Tone Modulation
  • What is the benefit of using laser or ultrasound in scar tissue management?

    <p>To break up active scar tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the restriction in soft tissue that affects movement and function both locally and globally?

    <p>Restriction in soft tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the dynamic continuum that is sheathed within the musculoskeletal system and must follow its every move?

    <p>Central Nervous System (CNS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the forces exerted on the nervous system by the interfacing movement complex that are abnormal or undesirable?

    <p>Mechanical Interface Dysfunction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the techniques that aim to restore normal soft-tissue movement?

    <p>Soft-Tissue Techniques</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the application of specific techniques to restore the ability of the nervous system to tolerate normal compressive, friction, and tensile forces?

    <p>Neural Mobilization Techniques</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of using instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization?

    <p>To restore normal soft-tissue movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Muscle Imbalance Syndromes

    • Helps eliminate abnormal muscle tone, abolishes TrPs and tender points, and improves loss of motion due to altered muscle tone.

    Treatment Procedure

    • Patient is asked to imagine or barely contract the affected muscle and maintain it for 20-30 seconds to activate and fatigue TrPs.
    • Patient then relaxes the muscle completely, allowing the limb to move to a new position, gaining ROM through relaxation instead of stretching.

    Sensorimotor Training

    • Increases proprioceptive flow in the sole of the foot, cervical spine, and SI joints.
    • Stimulates the vestibulocerebellar system through balance training.
    • Influences midbrain structures through primitive locomotor activities.

    Sensorimotor Training Components

    • Posture: progresses from supine and prone to quadruped, kneeling, and standing activities.
    • Base of Support (BOS): challenges the BOS by progressing from two-leg to one-leg activities and altering its texture, firmness, or stability.
    • Center of Gravity (COG): challenges include weight shifts, perturbations, movements of upper and lower extremities, oscillations, and spinal stabilization.

    Sensorimotor Training Progression

    • Three stages: static, dynamic, and functional, each with increasingly difficult challenges to posture, COG, and BOS.

    Muscle Imbalances

    • Short TFL (Tensor Fasciae Latae) may contribute to a superior-lateral shift of the patella.
    • Weak gluteus medius and tight TFL may result in a superior-lateral shift of the patella.
    • Short rectus femoris may contribute to a superior positioning of the patella in relation to the opposite knee.
    • Hypertrophied vastus medialis may indicate repeated forced hyperextension of the knee joint.
    • Tight pectoralis major and minor usually results in a rounded and protracted shoulder position.
    • Flattening of the deltoid muscle suggests weakness or atrophy and may be associated with a dysfunction at the C3-C4 segment.
    • Overactive SCM and scalene muscles may result from an impaired respiratory pattern.

    Treatment of Muscle Imbalance Syndromes

    • Normalization of peripheral structures outside the CNS to improve afferent information.
    • Restoration of muscle balance between phasic and tonic muscle systems.
    • Facilitation of afferent system and sensory motor training to improve coordination and mechanical loading.

    Normalization of Peripheral Structures

    • Local direct techniques include soft-tissue, neural tension, joint mobilization, lymphatic, and orthotic techniques.
    • Soft-Tissue Techniques: useful in managing scars, adhesions, and contractures, and include soft-tissue mobilization, instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization, cross-friction massage, and myofascial release (MFR).
    • Neural Tension Techniques and Neurodynamics: aim to restore normal nervous system movement and function.

    Neural Tension Techniques

    • Neural mobilization techniques: passive or active movements that focus on restoring the ability of the nervous system to tolerate normal compressive, friction, and tensile forces.
    • Clinical neurodynamics: the clinical application of mechanics and physiology of the nervous system as they relate to musculoskeletal function.
    • Tensioning techniques and sliding techniques aim to mobilize the nervous system, but tensioning techniques are associated with a considerable increase in nerve strain.

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