DPT 712 SCI & AGING EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED GRADED A++
SCI can exacerbate the ___________ and ______________ declines brought on by
the aging process
physical and physiologic
T/F: Many longitudinal studies have documented the tendency for individuals
with SCI to age faster than the able-bodied population does
true
What are physiologic changes associated with SCI & aging?
Osteoporosis
Soft-tissue changes
Cardiovascular disease
GI dysfunction
Pulmonary decline
Skin changes
Endocrine changes
What are the 3 phases of the functional reduction model?
1. acute restoration phase
2. maintenance phase
3. decline phase
Describe the acute restoration phase.
, Immediately after SCI
Complete and non WB - osteo begins
Have very little functional capacity/mobility
Regain max amount of functional mobility you can (learn new movement patterns)
Describe the maintenance phase.
Varies in length of time
When someone after SCI lives a pretty stable life
No changes of aging
Describe the decline phase.
Everything pops up
Decrease in respiration
Blood checked - pre DM levels
Trouble breathing or coughing
Things go downhill...
Happens 10-20 years post SCI --> age at which SCI happens varies
Not everyone who has a SCI ages in the same way, at the same rate, at the same time
**
T/F: always consider the age at which the SCI was recieved
true
What are the 4 main systems that are affected with aging?
1. neurologic changes
2. cardiovascular changes
VERIFIED GRADED A++
SCI can exacerbate the ___________ and ______________ declines brought on by
the aging process
physical and physiologic
T/F: Many longitudinal studies have documented the tendency for individuals
with SCI to age faster than the able-bodied population does
true
What are physiologic changes associated with SCI & aging?
Osteoporosis
Soft-tissue changes
Cardiovascular disease
GI dysfunction
Pulmonary decline
Skin changes
Endocrine changes
What are the 3 phases of the functional reduction model?
1. acute restoration phase
2. maintenance phase
3. decline phase
Describe the acute restoration phase.
, Immediately after SCI
Complete and non WB - osteo begins
Have very little functional capacity/mobility
Regain max amount of functional mobility you can (learn new movement patterns)
Describe the maintenance phase.
Varies in length of time
When someone after SCI lives a pretty stable life
No changes of aging
Describe the decline phase.
Everything pops up
Decrease in respiration
Blood checked - pre DM levels
Trouble breathing or coughing
Things go downhill...
Happens 10-20 years post SCI --> age at which SCI happens varies
Not everyone who has a SCI ages in the same way, at the same rate, at the same time
**
T/F: always consider the age at which the SCI was recieved
true
What are the 4 main systems that are affected with aging?
1. neurologic changes
2. cardiovascular changes
