OCTH 607 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Weight-Bearing, Spinal Disc Herniation, Intermittent Pneumatic Compression
16 Feb 2021
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Encourage motion and weight- bearing within restrictions. More than 79 billion dollars spent annually on direct and indirect costs of lbp. 80% of adults report lbp at some time 222,290 back injuries reported in 2008. Usually affects workers aged 25-55 (26% of all injuries between ages 45-54) Most common work categories: laborers, nursing aids, janitors,, truck drivers, police officers. Most common cause of injury: falls, struck by objects, overexertion in lifting / lowering. Wide variation of patient response to pathological condition. Contribution of poor postures, repetitive trauma, poor body mechanics, poor physical conditioning, obesity. 24 moveable (7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar) 5 fused to form sacrum, 4 fused to form coccyx. Comprised of body and arch (pedicle, lamina, processes) Rupture of nucleus through annulus = herniation. Pain in le"s indicates compromise of spinal nerve. Hip and thigh muscles, as well as ligaments, stabilize vertebral column. Trunk and abdominal muscles contribute to movement.
