Parkinson’s disease Sufferers of Parkinson’s disease may experience limb rigidity that can affect normal movement and positioning. When assisting people to find a comfortable position, in either a bed or chair, be careful not to force the rigid limb further than it is able to, as this could damage the joint and cause discomfort or pain. People with Parkinson’s disease have slower reaction times and it may take a person longer to initiate movement. It is therefore important to give people suffering from this condition time to move and not rush them. People may not be able to tell people if they are in pain, so you should look for non-verbal signs of pain or discomfort.
Unit 4222-232 Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care (HSC 2028) Outcome 1 Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to moving and positioning individuals 1. outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals Having an understanding of basic anatomy and physiology can help reduce the risk of harm to yourself or others when undertaking moving and handling procedures. Muscles work like levers and allow the bones at a joint to work like hinges. Muscles pull and move the bones at particular joints; this makes the joint move and therefore the body moves. When a muscle contracts, it pulls the bones at a joint in the direction
Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care Outcome 1 1. Outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals. There are many different kinds of joints in the human body (hinge/ball and socket for example) and these joints are held together by ligaments and tendons, and it can be quite easy to damage these joints by pulling on them. For example dragging people around a bed or not using a hoist but dragging people up under their armpits can easily sprain / dislocate the individuals shoulder. The spinal column is also made up of individual bones called vertebrae and inbetween the bones there are joints that connect these together and ligaments connect bones to support joints and not moving an individual correctly can cause ligaments to sprain which is why individuals must never be dragged when being moved as this can cause joints to over stretch and then sprain the ligaments.
Unit 56. 1.1 When moving and positioning service users it is important to make sure they are not moved more than their body is capable of as muscles can only move bones at the joint as far as the joint allows. It’s also important to move and handle correctly to ensure their nerves are not damaged as they are delicate and send impulses in the body which enable muscles to relax and contract. 1.2 If you have people with arthritis often have stiff, painful joints which means their joints have limited movement, which means it is important to not move them beyond these limits and be careful when moving and positioning the service user which when done correctly will prevent as much and pain and discomfort as possible. People with Parkinson’s disease can have rigid limbs that affect normal moving, so it is important to not force movement in the affected limb as it can cause pain and damage to the joints.
The individual and carers will not experience pains and discomfort. | 1.2 Describe the impact of specific conditions on the correct movement and positioning of an individual (Planned: 0 , Completed:0) Before moving an individual you must always consider if they have any specific condition that will acquire different moving and handling techniques. For example if an individual has suffered from a stroke they may have paralyses down one side of there body which will mean there muscles and limbs will be tight. The individual may need assistance to move parts of there body that are paralysed. Great care and training will be required for this.
A bar can be rested on shoulders with weight equally on both sides to create resistance training of the muscles to cause strengthening. The athlete must keep their back straight and chest out as the knees bend to about a 90 degree angle and then straighten the legs to come back to the original stance. The quadriceps muscles are being worked and recruit the activation of other muscles such as hamstrings, gluteus maximus, and gastrocnemius muscles. The deeper the squat the more activation of gluteus maximus concentrically is needed. In order for a squat to be done correctly the knees may not extend past the toes because of the increased torque that could occur and cause injury.
1.1 Outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals. A. Having an understanding of the anatomy and physiology will reduce the risk of harm to yourself or others when undertaking moving in handling procedures, anatomy is the physical structure of the body whereas physiology is the normal functions of the body. Muscles work later leavers pulling at the bones giving movements to individual joints which therefore move the body, muscles contract allowing the body to move in different directions. When mobility he is reduced muscles become weaker and floppy making movement harder and slower but when muscles are in frequent use they remain stronger and more flexible movement easier.
When assisting someone with moving or positioning it is important to remember the muscles can only move the joints as far as the bone will allow them to. 2. Describe the impact of specific conditions on the correct movement and positioning of an individual. When assisting an individual you have to take into account if the individual has any conditions that might require certain moving techniques. For example people who suffer from Parkinson’s could have rigidity of their limbs which can affect their movement.
Unit 68: Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care Learning outcome 1 Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning individuals 1.1 Outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals: When working as a care worker you are required to assist people to move or help to reposition people. Knowing the basic anatomy and physiology can help reduce the risk of harm to yourself or others when undertaking moving and handling procedures. Muscles pull and move the bones at particular joints, this makes the joint move and therefore the body moves. When a muscle contracts, it pulls the bones at a joint in the direction that it is designed to move. With reduced mobility muscles can become floppy and make movement slower and more difficult, but when muscles are used on a regular basis, they remain firm and move more easily.
Barriers to communication in a doctor’s surgery. Physical environment In a physical environment there are factors which can inhabit communication for example a lot of back ground noise can cause a barrier because the people having the conversation cannot hear each other properly meaning that information is not getting to each other. Back ground noise can be things such as a baby crying or a telephone ringing for example. A way to help a conversation could be if the people having the conversation were in a quiet environment, this will help those who are communicating because they can hear one another and won’t miss any of the information that is being said to them. An example of this could be in a doctor’s surgery, it is important to switch mobile phones off and to not be loud so the receptionist can pass important information on to people who need an appointment.