ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED

ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED What muscles make up the hamstrings - Correct Answers semimembranosus, semitendinosis, bicep femoris Chondromalasis patella may be caused by - Correct Answers over pronated foot, weak vastus medialis obliquis, weak gluestus medius What is Bursistis - Correct Answers Inflammation of the bursa, causing swelling and pain What are bursa - Correct Answers fluid filled sacs between tissues What is eccentric - Correct Answers controlled movement in which you move toward an opposing force, rather than away. Lengthening of the muscle Example of eccentric muscle contraction - Correct Answers lowering a weight, walking down stairs What is apropulsive gait - Correct Answers foot drop, partial foot amputation or soft tissue dysfunction Proprioception rehabilitation can on occur - Correct Answers during controlled motion when weight bearing Normally____, when torn loose by a sudden ____, seldom break in the middle rather, they _____ away from the _____ at the _____ - Correct Answers Normally tendons, when torn loose by a sudden force, seldom break in the middle rather, they pull away from the bone at the end What is antalgic gait - Correct Answers a gait in which the stance phase is shorter than the swing phase. It is a good indicator of weight bearing pain What is Ataxic gait - Correct Answers an unsteady, uncoordinated walk with a wide base and the feet thrown out, coming down first on the heel and then the toes with a double tap What is the popliteal fossa - Correct Answers cavity posterior to the knee