Therapeutic Interventions (Ch 10-13)

What is the most common side effect associated with the use of human growth hormone?

Acromegaly

Closed kinetic chain (CKC) exercises are recommended for several reasons. One such reason is:

CKC exercises reduce shearing forces about the joint.

Which of the following statements pertaining to collagenous scar tissue is true?

Collagenous scar formation is a natural component of the repair and regeneration of injured soft tissue.

In a static stretch, the action of the _______ enables a safer, more effective stretch.

Golgi tendon organs

A fracture in which the opposite sides of the fracture are compressed together is a(n):

Impacted fracture

A swimmer is recovering from shoulder surgery. The supervising physician has recommended massage to break up soft tissue adhesions left from the surgical procedure. What massage technique will assist in achieving this goal?

Pétrissage

Which type of diuretic is used in long-term treatment of hypertension, edema caused by chronic heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, corticosteroid and estrogen therapy, and renal dysfunction?

Thiazides and related diuretics

An acute epiphyseal injury characterized by fracture of part of the epiphysis and metaphysis is categorized as a:

Type IV injury

Involuntary joint motion that occurs simultaneously with physiologic motion, but cannot be measured precisely is termed:

arthrokinematics.

Crepitus with movement, inflammation, local swelling, and nodule formation in the tendon sheath are characteristics of:

chronic tenosynovitis.

Which of the following best describes the sequence of sensations experienced during the application of cold therapy?

cold, burning, aching, analgesia

Remodeling of bone tissue involves osteoblast activity on the _____ side of the fracture.

concave

Cold therapy is the modality of choice for acute injuries because cold therapy

decreases tissue metabolism increases cell permeability decreases muscle spindle activity produces analgesia

What type of contractions work to decelerate a limb and provide shock absorption, especially during high-velocity dynamic activities?

eccentric

The energy emitted by an object is:

electromagnetic radiation.

Joint mechanoreceptors which are sensitive to mechanical stress and the deformation and loading of soft tissues that comprise the joint are:

free nerve endings.

An incomplete fracture cause by bending and torsional loads is a:

greenstick fracture.

Disuse atrophy is an indication for:

high-voltage electrical stimulation.

The electrical stimulation that a monophasic current with a twin-peak wave form, a relatively short pulse duration and long interpulse interval, and an amplitude range above 150 mV is:

high-voltage pulsed stimulation.

Conduction occurs during the application of which of the following

ice packs paraffin moist hot pack

As part of the healing of soft tissue, fibroblast production of a supportive network of Type I and III collagen takes place:

in the proliferation phase.

Rubor, calor, tumor, dolor, and loss of function are signs and symptoms of:

inflammation.

The electrical stimulation that utilizes two separate generators and a quadripolar electrode arrangement to produce two simultaneous AC electrical currents acting on the tissues is:

interferential current stimulation.

The effects of immobilization of the articular cartilage are dependent on which of the following factors?

length of immobilization position of the joint joint loading

A disease of the mouth characterized by white patches and oral lesions on the cheeks, gums, and/or tongue is termed:

leukoplakia.

Immobilization of a joint for ______ may lead to joint adhesions that inhibit muscle fiber regeneration.

more than 2 weeks

Which muscle mechanoreceptor is innervated by both afferent and efferent fibers and can detect muscle length and the rate of change in muscle length?

muscle spindles

Any condition characterized by degeneration or aseptic necrosis of the articular cartilage due to limited blood supply is termed:

osteochondrosis.

Intravenous drugs enter the body via the:

parenteral route.Which of the following best describes the sequence of sensations experienced during the application of cold therapy?

The length of time that current is flowing is referred to as:

phase duration.

The massage technique that involves pressing and rolling the muscles under the fingers and hands is:

pétrissage.

The technique using an active contraction of the agonist to cause a reflex relaxation in the antagonist allowing it to stretch is termed:

reciprocal inhibition.

The deflection of electrical waves because of a change in the speed of absorption as the wave passes between media of different densities is termed:

refraction.

_____ is compromised when treating an acute ankle sprain with cold whirlpool therapy.

venous return