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| what do we use dc trigger point on? | denervated muscles |
| what is a denervated muscle? | a muscle that has no strong nerve supply going into it. |
| what are some characteristics of denervated muscle? | has immediate loss of voluntary & reflexive movement, progressive muscular atrophy over the next weeks and months, can not be exercised using convential methods. |
| whay do we use dc trigger point? | maintain a healthy muscle, await re innervation |
| what do we need to know before deciding to use dc trigger point? | is the muscle denervated or is it disuse atrophy? |
| does dc trigger point always work for denervated muscles? | no if the muscle fibrs are to far gone then dc will not work. Find out how long ago the injury occured. |
| what does MVC stand for? | minimal visible contraction |
| once you fing a motor point how many contractions do you want to get out of it? | 20-30 mvc at each motor point |
| what is dc trigger point good for? | bells palsey |
