Treatment techniques (assisting hand)

Effectively evaluated and treated by using the principles and techniques of PNF

Loss of critical fiber distance

Principles of treatment application

Functional compensations

Ruptured cells release debris and chemicals into the plasma; which attract leukocytes

Connective-tissue fibers that are not managed properly

Myofascial assessment

Lifting the skin between the thumb and the index and middle fingers to evaluate its ability to lift from underlying structures

Stressful environment, leisure and recreational activities

Postural and sleeping habits

Ability of the muscle belly to expand during contraction

Response to treatment

Myofascial cycle dysfunction

Palpation assessment

The skin is pulled to the end range, evaluating the functional excursion, quality of extensibility and end feel

Lasts for weeks

Thixotropy

Laminated sheaths of connective tissues of varying thickness and density

Hypertonic muscles feel harder, denser, and often tender to normal palpation

Movement analysis

External macrotrauma

Fibroblasts make single long molecules

What does the word stasis mean?

Evaluates the ease with which the fingertips slide across the skin

Ground substance dehydration and intermolecular cross-linking is mostly common in?

Basic inflammation cascade

From the physical therapist

Goals of STM

WBC clean out bacteria and prevent infection

Adjusting the tissues surrounding the restriction in a shortened range to ease the tension on the restriction

Dysfunctional factors

Treatment techniques (treatment hand)

Location and type of symptoms

The exact location of the adherence that is limiting ita mobility is found through tracing and isolating along the directiong of restriction

Structural and postural analysis

Primary components of soft tissue

Uses skin gliding, rolling and finger sliding

First assisting tool to be used, especially if the symptoms are acute or easily excarbated

Funtions of fascial system

0-4 days after injury

Components of connective tissue

Using one hand to apply pressure on the restriction

Collagen and elastin

A manual contact point is fixed to the skin kver the region to be assessed

Quality of accessory mobility of a muscle in relation to the surrounding structures

Arrival of macrophages

Ability of the muscle cell bundles to slide in relation to each other

Assists to facilitate a release

Course of symptoms and irritability

Previous traumas

From the patient

Soft tissue pain and functional impairment

Involves adjusting the surrounding tissues in a lengthened range to place tension on the restriction

Sliding the fingers parallel at progressively deeper depths along the edges of the bone, noting any points of adherence and restricted mobility

One benefit of STM is preventing basic treatment techniques

Muscle’s capacity both to lengthen and narrow and to shorten and broaden

STM is intended to be used as a component of a complete manual therapy program that includes evaluation and treatment of articular, neurovascular and neuromuscular dysfunctions

Precipitating trauma or activity

GAG side chain

Chronic conditions and as a means to place more demand on a restriction

Major factor is altering the biomechanics of the whole kinematic chain, placing abnormal strain or all related structures

Type of palpation assessment that assess the integrity and force attenuation capacity of the spine and extremities in WB positions

Cascade of techniques for progressive treatment of specific soft tissue restrictions

Often used initially to trace and isolate regions of restriction

New collagen will be organized into the new ligament

Internal or external microtraumas

Previous surgeries

Using either general or specific contacts

Contraction of collagen fibers begin and the molecules become tighter and shorter

Provides a means to localize the precise location and direction of restriction

Chronic or habitually held postures that alter the system’s structural and functional capacity

Duration of symptoms