stenosis Articles

Management Guidelines—Flexion Bias

By Carolyn Kisner PT, MS and Lynn Allen Colby PT, MS on November 24th 2008

Patients may present with a flexed posture and be unable to extend because of increased neurological symptoms and decreased mobility; these patients would benefit from early interventions that emphasize flexion of the involved segments to relieve symptoms. The patients may have a medical diagnosis of spondylosis or spinal stenosis, may have sustained an extension load […]

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Filed Under: Physical Therapy, cheng
Tags: foramina, meniscoid, microtrauma, spondylosis, stenosis, synovial fluid

Principles Of Management For The Spine

By Carolyn Kisner PT, MS and Lynn Allen Colby PT, MS on November 20th 2008

At the time of a low back or cervical injury, impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities are not known. Usually 80% to 90% of acute injuries resolve within 1 month. Disabilities are dependent on the extent of the injury. If it involves the spinal cord, levels of complete paralysis may occur. If it involves the nerve […]

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Filed Under: Physical Therapy, cheng
Tags: flexion bias, intervertebral, musculoskeletal, myotomes, neurological, psychological, stenosis

Pathomechanical Relationships Of The Intervertebral Disk And Facet Joints

By Carolyn Kisner PT, MS and Lynn Allen Colby PT, MS on November 18th 2008

Three-Joint Complex
The disk and facets make up a three-joint complex between two adjoining vertebrae and are biomechanically interrelated. Asymmetrical disk injury affects the kinematics of the entire unit plus the joints above and below, resulting in asymmetrical movements of the facets, abnormal stresses, and eventually cartilage degeneration. As the disk degenerates, there is a decrease […]

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Filed Under: Physical Therapy, cheng
Tags: intervertebral foramina, Neuromuscular, radiculopathy, spondylitic lipping, spondylolisthesis, stenosis, three-joint complex

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