Therapeutic Interventions & Techniques Flashcards
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Which sensory integration technique involves providing deep pressure input through joint compression to improve proprioceptive awareness?
Answer: Joint approximation
Joint approximation applies compression through a joint to stimulate proprioceptors, improving body awareness and postural stability.
An OTR is using constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) with a stroke patient. Which element is essential to this approach?
Answer: Restraint of the less-affected limb
CIMT requires constraining the less-affected arm to force use of the more-affected limb through massed practice.
When applying kinesio taping to facilitate a weakened muscle, how should the tape be applied relative to the muscle?
Answer: From origin to insertion with 25-50% tension
Facilitation taping applies tape from origin to insertion with 25-50% tension to activate and support a weak muscle.
A child with tactile defensiveness reacts negatively to light touch. Which intervention is most appropriate to begin desensitization?
Answer: Firm pressure through the Wilbarger Brushing Protocol
The Wilbarger Deep Pressure and Proprioceptive Technique uses firm brushing to reduce tactile hypersensitivity systematically.
In mirror therapy for phantom limb pain following amputation, what is the mechanism of action?
Answer: Visual feedback tricking the brain into perceiving the missing limb as intact
Mirror therapy uses a mirror reflection of the intact limb to create the visual illusion of a functioning missing limb, reducing cortical pain mapping.
Which approach is MOST consistent with the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) when addressing a patient's occupational dysfunction?
Answer: Exploring the patient's volition, habituation, and performance capacity
MOHO centers treatment on volition (motivation), habituation (routines/roles), and performance capacity as drivers of occupational engagement.
An OTR is treating a patient with chronic pain using graded activity. What is the primary rationale for this approach?
Answer: To gradually increase activity tolerance while avoiding fear-avoidance behavior
Graded activity systematically increases activity demands to build tolerance and counteract the pain-avoidance cycle that leads to deconditioning.