Neurological Physical Therapy Flashcards
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Which gait deviation is most commonly associated with weak hip abductors?
Answer: Trendelenburg gait
Weakness of the hip abductors (gluteus medius) causes a Trendelenburg gait, where the pelvis drops on the contralateral side during single-leg stance.
The Romberg test assesses the contribution of which sensory system to balance?
Answer: Proprioception (somatosensory system)
The Romberg test reveals proprioceptive deficits: patients maintain balance with eyes open but fall with eyes closed if somatosensory input is compromised.
Task-specific training in neurorehabilitation is based on which motor learning principle?
Answer: Skills are best learned by practicing the specific task to be relearned
Task-specific training applies the specificity of practice principle: motor skills are optimally relearned through repetitive practice of the actual functional task.
Which sign, elicited by stroking the plantar surface of the foot, indicates upper motor neuron lesion?
Answer: Babinski sign
A positive Babinski sign (great toe extension with fanning of other toes) indicates an upper motor neuron lesion in adults.
Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is primarily used to treat:
Answer: Upper extremity learned non-use following stroke
CIMT constrains the unaffected arm to force intensive use of the impaired arm, overcoming learned non-use after stroke.
In Parkinson's disease, physical therapy commonly uses external cues to improve gait because of deficits in which function?
Answer: Internal rhythm generation (basal ganglia dysfunction)
Parkinson's disease impairs the basal ganglia's ability to generate internal movement rhythms, so external auditory, visual, or tactile cues help regulate gait.