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Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management E-Book

Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management E-Book

Nicola J. Petty | Kieran Barnard

(2017)

Abstract

Now in its third edition, this core textbook continues to provide a comprehensive, evidence-enhanced guide to the principles of treatment and management of the musculoskeletal system. Nicola Petty is joined by Kieran Barnard in editing this new edition which also sees an expanded number of specialist clinicians and academics contributing individual chapters. Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management provides both students and experienced practitioners with an invaluable guide to the principles applied in contemporary musculoskeletal therapy.

    • Provides theory and research knowledge to underpin treatment and management strategies for patients with musculoskeletal conditions
    •  Provides a rationale to support clinical decision-making
    • Offers an up-to-date evidence-enhanced approach to patient treatment and management
    • Emphasizes the importance of communication and clinical reasoning, as well as hands-on and rehabilitation skills
    • Brand-new chapter on the principles of communication and its application to clinical reasoning
    • Brand-new chapter on the principles of exercise rehabilitation
    • Highlights the health benefits of some treatment approaches
    • References updated throughout

    Table of Contents

    Section Title Page Action Price
    Front Cover cover
    Half title page i
    Dedication ii
    Principles of Musculoskeletal Treatment and Management - Volume 2 ii
    Copyright Page iv
    Table Of Contents v
    Foreword vii
    References viii
    Preface ix
    Contributors xi
    1 Introduction 1
    Reference 2
    1 Principles of Tissue Management 3
    2 Function and Dysfunction of Joints 5
    Chapter Contents 5
    Joint Function 6
    Classification of Joints 6
    Anatomy, Biomechanics and Physiology of Joint Tissues 7
    Ligaments 7
    Fibrous Joint Capsules and Synovial Membranes 12
    Articular Cartilage 12
    Compressive Loading of Articular Cartilage. 12
    Synovial Fluid 14
    Synovial Joint Lubrication. 14
    Boundary Lubrication. 14
    Fluid Lubrication. 14
    Fat Pads 14
    Menisci and Meniscoids 15
    Bursae 15
    Labra 15
    Intervertebral Disc 15
    Nerve Supply of Joints 16
    Ruffini End-Organs 16
    Pacinian Corpuscles 17
    Golgi Endings 17
    Free Nerve Endings 17
    Effect of Joint Afferent Activity on Muscle 17
    Effect of Joint Afferent Activity on Pain 17
    Classification of Synovial Joints 17
    Joint Movement 21
    Joint Glide During Physiological Movements 22
    Biomechanics of Normal Joint Movement 29
    End-Feel. 29
    Functional Movement 30
    Proprioception 30
    Joint Dysfunction 30
    Joint Pathology and Muscle/ Nerve Dysfunction 31
    Joint Immobilization and Muscle/ Nerve Dysfunction 31
    Joint Instability and Muscle/ Nerve Dysfunction 31
    Joint Nociception and Muscle Dysfunction 32
    Classification of Joint Dysfunction 32
    Hypomobility 33
    Immobilization 34
    Hypermobility 35
    Joint Instability 36
    Altered Quality of Joint Movement 37
    Production of Symptoms 37
    Nociception and Pain 37
    Pain Referral Areas 40
    References 46
    3 Principles of Joint Treatment 51
    Chapter Contents 51
    Joint Mobilizations 52
    Types of Joint Mobilizations 52
    Accessory Movements 52
    Physiological Movements 52
    Passive Physiological Movement Combined With Accessory Movements 53
    Active Physiological Movement With Accessory Movement 53
    Manipulation 54
    Application of Joint Mobilizations 54
    Dose 54
    Patient Position 54
    Direction of Movement 55
    Magnitude of the Force/Grades of Movement 55
    Amplitude of Oscillation 56
    Speed and Rhythm of Movement 57
    Time 57
    Symptom Response 58
    Choice of Treatment Dose 58
    Modification, Progression and Regression 59
    Assessment of Outcome 61
    Effect of Mobilizations 61
    Mechanical Effects 61
    Neurophysiological Effects 62
    Local Analgesic Mechanisms 62
    Spinal Cord-Mediated Mechanisms 62
    Supraspinal Mechanisms 62
    Effect of Manual Therapy on Motor Activity 64
    Placebo Effect 65
    Evidence Base for Joint Mobilizations 65
    Exercise for Joint Dysfunction 66
    Degenerative Joint Disease 67
    Key Points and Summary 67
    References 68
    4 Function and Dysfunction of Muscle and Tendon 74
    Chapter Contents 74
    Skeletal Muscle Function 75
    Anatomy, Biomechanics and Physiology of Muscle 75
    Contractile Tissue of Muscle 75
    Non-Contractile Tissue of Muscle 76
    Musculotendinous (or Myotendinous) Junction 77
    Osteotendinous Junctions 77
    Tendons 77
    Blood Supply of Tendon. 79
    Biomechanics of the Muscle–Tendon Unit 79
    Types of Muscle Fibre 80
    Nerve Supply of Muscles 82
    Muscle Spindles 82
    Summary of the Muscle Spindle. 82
    Golgi Tendon Organs 83
    Summary of the Golgi Tendon Organ. 83
    Free Nerve Endings 84
    Mechanoreceptors 85
    Chemical Receptors 85
    Thermal Receptors 85
    Nociceptors 85
    Efferent Nerve Fibres 85
    Muscle and Proprioception 86
    Muscle Strength 87
    Muscle Power 89
    Muscle Endurance 90
    Classification of Muscle Function 91
    Muscle Architecture 91
    Monoarticular and Polyarticular 92
    Prime Mover, Antagonist, Fixator and Synergist 92
    Prime Mover and Antagonist 93
    Co-Contraction of Agonist and Antagonist 94
    Fixators 94
    Synergists 94
    Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction 95
    Reduced Muscle Strength 97
    Immobilization 97
    Time of Immobilization. 97
    Position of the Muscle. 98
    Predominant Type of Muscle Fibre Within the Muscle 99
    Effect of Immobilization on the Musculotendinous Junction and the Tendon 99
    Measurement of Muscle Strength 99
    Reduced Muscle Power 100
    Reduced Muscle Endurance 101
    Altered Motor Control 101
    Muscle Inhibition 101
    Timing of Onset 103
    Increased Muscle Activation 103
    Altered Activation of Agonist and Antagonist 103
    Altered Muscle Length 104
    Production of Symptoms 104
    Referral of Pain From Muscle 105
    Tendon Injury and Repair 105
    Tendon Repair 111
    Muscle Injury and Repair 111
    Muscle Repair 111
    References 111
    5 Principles of Muscle and Tendon Treatment 118
    Chapter Contents 118
    Principles of Increasing Muscle Strength, Power and Endurance 119
    Overload 119
    Specificity 120
    Individuality 120
    Motivation 120
    Learning 121
    Diminishing Returns 121
    Reversibility 121
    Increasing Muscle Strength 121
    Underlying Effect of Strengthening a Muscle 122
    Motor Learning 123
    Muscle Hypertrophy 123
    Increasing Muscle Power 123
    Increasing Muscle Endurance 124
    Underlying Effects of Increasing Muscle Endurance 124
    Aerobic Endurance 124
    Clinical Implications of Strength, Power and Endurance Training 125
    Altering Motor Control 125
    To Increase Muscle Activation 125
    Increase Speed of Onset 125
    To Reduce Muscle Activation 126
    Altering Muscle Length 126
    Increasing Muscle Length 126
    Passive Muscle Stretching by the Clinician 126
    Direction of Movement. 127
    Magnitude of Force. 127
    Speed of Movement. 127
    Duration. 127
    Temperature. 127
    Symptom Response. 128
    Passive Muscle Stretching by the Patient 129
    Summary of Increasing Muscle Length 129
    Increasing Length via the Contractile Unit of Muscle 129
    Hold–Relax. 129
    Contract–Relax. 130
    Agonist–Contract. 130
    Reducing Symptoms 130
    Descending Inhibition of Pain 131
    dPAG 131
    vPAG 131
    Addressing the Biopsychosocial Aspects of Symptoms 133
    Muscle Injury and Repair 133
    Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness 134
    Tendon Injury and Repair 134
    Choice of Muscle Treatment 135
    Modification, Progression and Regression of Treatment 135
    Modification of Treatment 135
    Progression and Regression of Treatment 136
    Summary 136
    References 136
    6 Function and Dysfunction of Nerve 140
    Chapter Contents 140
    Nerve Function 140
    Anatomy and Physiology of the Spinal Cord 140
    Tracts of the Spinal Cord 144
    Anatomy and Physiology of Peripheral Nerves 146
    Sensory and Motor Fibres 146
    Cutaneous Sensory Receptors 148
    Axonal Transport 148
    Immune Cells 150
    Connective Tissue Covering of Peripheral Nerves 151
    Blood Supply of Peripheral Nerves 151
    Nerve Supply of Peripheral Nerves 151
    Biomechanics of Peripheral Nerves 153
    Movement of the Nervous System 155
    Movement of the Brain 155
    Movement of the Spinal Cord 155
    Movement of the Nerve Roots 157
    Movement of Peripheral Nerves 160
    Summary of Nerve Function 161
    Nerve Dysfunction 162
    Neuropathic Pain 162
    Mechanisms of Local Dysfunction 162
    Detrimental Mechanical Effects 162
    Compression. 162
    Strain. 165
    Inflammatory and Immunological Change 166
    Mechanisms of Central Dysfunction 166
    Changes to the Dorsal Root Ganglion and Dorsal Horn 167
    Subcortical and Cortical Changes 167
    Summary of Local and Central Mechanisms 167
    Clinical Examples of Nerve Pathology 167
    Canal, Lateral Recess and Foraminal Stenosis 167
    Cauda Equina Syndrome 170
    Cord Compression 170
    Nerve Regeneration and Repair 171
    Reduced Nerve Movement 172
    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – a Clinical Example 173
    Production of Symptoms 174
    Summary of Nerve Dysfunction 174
    References 174
    7 Principles of Nerve Treatment 180
    Chapter Contents 180
    Overview of Types of Nerve Treatment 181
    Neurophysiological Effects of Nerve Treatment 183
    Oedema 183
    Immune Cell Changes 183
    Descending Inhibitory Pain Pathways 184
    Blood Flow and Axonal Transport Systems 184
    Biomechanical Effects of Nerve Treatment 184
    Nerve Interface Treatments 186
    Treatment Dose: Considerations in Relation to Nerve Treatment (Table 7.2) 187
    Time and Repetitions 187
    Grades of Movement 188
    Symptom Response 188
    Active Movement by the Patient 188
    Addressing the Biopsychosocial Aspects of Symptoms 188
    Modification, Progression and Regression of Treatment 189
    Effectiveness of Nerve Treatment 190
    Philosophical Considerations 191
    Clinical Example 191
    Assessment 191
    Treatment Session 1 191
    Treatment Session 2 192
    Treatment Session 3 192
    References 192
    2 Principles of Patient Management 195
    8 Understanding and Managing Persistent Pain 197
    Chapter Contents 197
    Introduction 197
    Understanding Persistent Pain 198
    Acute, Subacute and Persistent Pain 198
    Physiological Aspects of Persistent Pain 198
    Sensory Transmission in the Dorsal Horn 198
    Central Sensitization 199
    Descending Inhibition and Facilitation 199
    Behavioural Aspects of Persistent Pain 200
    Actions Avoided 201
    Actions Taken 201
    Social Aspects of Persistent Pain 201
    Psychological Aspects of Persistent Pain 202
    Assessing Persistent Pain – General Approach 203
    Managing Persistent Pain 204
    Overview 204
    Pain Education 205
    Active Pain Rehabilitation 205
    Relaxation and Mindfulness 206
    Conclusion 207
    References 207
    9 Principles of Communication and Its Application to Clinical Reasoning 209
    Chapter Contents 209
    The Power of Communication 209
    Preparations 210
    Initial Contact 210
    Preparing Yourself 210
    Preparing the Environment 211
    History Taking 211
    Meeting and Greeting 211
    Additional Clinicians 212
    The Importance of First Impressions 212
    Building Rapport 213
    What Communication Happens During a Musculoskeletal Consultation? 213
    Opening Questions 213
    Questioning Styles 214
    Sensitive Questioning 214
    Handing Over Control 215
    Active Listening 215
    Silence Is Golden 215
    Empathy 215
    The Content of Musculoskeletal Consultations 216
    Interruptions 216
    The ‘Threatened State’ and Communication 216
    Challenging Conversations 219
    The Physical Examination 219
    The Power of Touch and Its Role in Communication 220
    Articulating the Assessment Findings 222
    Perceptions of Diagnosis 222
    Clinical Reasoning and Its Influence on Communication 222
    Exploring Your Own Beliefs and Bias 224
    Clinician Emotion, Communication and Reasoning 225
    Shared Decision Making 225
    Changing Behaviour 227
    Motivational Interviewing 228
    Gaining Consent 228
    Communicating the Treatment 229
    Negotiating an Exit 230
    Suggestions to Enhance Your Communication Skills Further 230
    Acknowledgements 231
    References 231
    10 Principles of Exercise Rehabilitation 234
    Chapter Outline 234
    Introduction 234
    Reloading in Rehabilitation: a Physiological Construct 235
    Mechanotherapy and Tissue Homeostasis 235
    Fundamentals of Mobility and Motor Control Training 237
    Mobility and Stability Paradox 237
    Considerations When Rehabilitating to Regain Mobility 237
    Motor Control and Pain 238
    The Role of Proprioception in Motor Control 239
    Clinical Testing for Proprioceptive Deficits 239
    Testing for Postural Stability 239
    Balance Error Scoring System. 239
    Star Excursion Balance Test. 239
    Testing for Joint Position Sense 240
    Considerations When Rehabilitating to Regain Proprioceptive Acuity 240
    Progressively Challenging Static Balance 240
    Movement Dissociation Training 240
    Movement Control in Motor Skill Learning 240
    Extrinsic versus Intrinsic Training Feedback Cues 241
    Guidance for Providing Feedback 241
    Adding Complexity to Movement Skill Training 242
    Considerations When Rehabilitating to Regain Motor Control Skill 243
    Fundamentals of Strength Training and Adaptation 243
    Exercise Prescription by Intention, Adaptation and Physical Outcome 243
    Defining Work Capacity and Strength 244
    Work Capacity 244
    Muscular Strength 244
    Rate of Force Development 244
    Exercise Progression Within Reloading Rehabilitation 245
    Performance Needs Analysis 245
    Progressing Load and Function (Entry Criteria for Progression) 245
    Tissue Function and Exercise Specificity 247
    Tissue Loading 247
    Task-Specific Training 248
    Monitoring the Effect of Rehabilitation Exercise Load 249
    Pain 249
    Stiffness 249
    Swelling 249
    Regaining Chronic Capacity 249
    Return to Performance: Decision Making and Measuring Effectiveness 250
    Summary 252
    References 252
    Index 255
    A 255
    B 255
    C 255
    D 256
    E 256
    F 257
    G 257
    H 257
    I 257
    J 257
    K 258
    L 258
    M 258
    N 260
    O 260
    P 261
    Q 261
    R 261
    S 262
    T 263
    U 263
    V 263
    W 263
    Z 263