Increased osteoclast activity results in increased, unorganized osteoblast activity
Enlarged, but weakened bones
Delayed diagnosis due to slow progression of disease
Musculoskeletal, neurologic, and cardiovascual symptoms
Can be treated and reversed with medication
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Are men or women more likely to be affected with Paget's?
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Men
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How can Paget's be diagnosed?
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Delayed diagnosis
Alkaline Phosphate Test
Bone Scan
Radiographs
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Osteoporotic bones can be called:
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Soft bones due to loss of structural integrity
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What are the primary types of osteoporosis?
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Postmenopausal
Age-related
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What areas have a higher incidence of Paget's?
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Usually in locations of British migration
i.e. US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
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What are some causes of osteoporosis?
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Hormonal disturbance
Disuse
Senility
Lack of exercise
Poor diet
Family history
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What are some musculoskeletal symptoms of Paget's?
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Bone pain, weakness, skeletal deformities
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Can you correct osteoporosis?
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Can't be completely reversed or corrected
Goal is to slow down progression
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When does Paget's occur?
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Rarely before 35 years of age
3-4% of 50+ years
10% of 70+ years
Declining prevalence and severity since 1983
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Where are there low incidences of Pott's, who does it affect, and what part of the body does it affect?
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Countries with low TB prevalence i.e. US
More common in adults emigrating from endemic, immuno-compromised areas
Targets Lumbar vertebrae
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Paget's Disease:
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Progressive skeletal disorder
Bone remodeling disorder in one or multiple bones of the skeleton
Elevated bone resorption
Excessive, unorganized bone formation
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How can osteoporosis be seen clinically?
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Back pain
Fractures
Kyphosis
Significant bone loss prior to diagnosis
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Activation bone remodeling phase:
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Osteoclasts stimulated
Remove localized packets of bone
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What pharmacotherapy can be used with Paget's?
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Bone resorption inhibitors
Induce long-lasting remission into eventual complete remission
Skeletal disorder involving global (not localized) parts of the skeleton
Osteopenia is a common precursor
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What are the treatment options for osteoporosis?
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Medication
Calcium
Vitamin C & D
Exercise
Early estrogen replacement
Oscillation Plate Therapy
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What are the clinical symptoms of Pott's disease?
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Tuberculosis Infection
Degeneration single or multiple vertebrae (necrosis of intervertebral disc)
Spinal cord compression
Collapse of vertebral bodies (flat like a pancake)
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What is the Sclerotic phase of Paget's?
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Increased, unorganized osteoblast activity
Thickened trabecular and cortical bone
Chaotic, woven "mosaic" pattern
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Where are there high incidences of Pott's, who does it affect, and what part of the body does it affect?
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Countries with high TB prevalence
Common in children
Targets thoracic vertebrae
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What are some cardiovascular symptoms of Paget's?
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Decreased blood flow to brain
Vasodilation of blood vessels
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How can you diagnose osteoporosis?
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Medical History
Bone Mineral Density Testing
X-Ray
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Pott's disease can also be called?
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Spinal tuberculosis
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What animal does a paget's disease bone scan resemble?
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Monkey
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Resorption bone remodeling phase:
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Mineral and organic bone components removed
Micro-trench excavated from bone surface
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Main points for Osteoporosis:
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Bone resorption is greater than bone formation, resulting in low bone density and high risk for fractures
Two types of primary: postemenopausal (type 1) and age-related (type 2)
Secondary is associated with other conditions, diseases, or medications
Increase peak bone mass to help slow progression/prevent onset
Unknown cause
Genetic Infuence (HLA-B27)
Onset during 15-30 years of age
More common in males
No cure
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Main points for Pott's Disease:
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A form of extra-pulmonary TB infection, specifically skeletal TB, that affects the spine
Infection can lead to destruction of vertebrae, development of skeletal and intervertebral abscesses
Progression is slow and often without symptoms
Severe, late stage disease results in skeletal deformity and spinal cord compression
Nerve injury yields parasthesia or paralysis
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How can you treat spondyLOSIS?
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Nonsurgical: physical therapy, medication, orthotic stability, cold/heat modalities, steroid injections, facet joint injection blocks
Surgical: not common, reserved for severe pain w/o other comorbidities
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Main point of spondyLITIS:
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Occurs with inflammation of a vertebral joint. Swelling is a result of trauma, systemic, or pathological changes.
Inflammation of one ore more vertebrae
Group of chronic diseases
Result of inflammatory arthritis, not degenerative skeletal changes
Chronic inflammation produces deformational changes and possible degeneration
Onset usually btwn ages 15-45
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Juvenile spondyloarthropathy (JSpA):
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Adolescent onset due to hormonal changes
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Symptoms of spondyLOLISTHESIS:
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Low back pain, stiffness and tenderness
Hamstring tightness
Lower extremity radiculopathy
Upright posture difficult to maintain
Radiating pain, numbness and tingling mroe common with larger slips
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Grades of spondyLOLISTHESIS:
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Grade 1: 0% to 24%
Grade 2: 25% to 49%
Grade 3: 50% to 74%
Grade 4: 75% to 99%
Grade 5: 100%
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Reactive arthritis:
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Reiter's syndrome
Autoimmune response to infection elsewhere
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Causes of spondyLOLYSIS:
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Genetics
Repetitive trauma
Overuse activities and sports
Previous injury
Lower back pain in people younger than 26 yo
Hamstring tightness
Lower extremity radiculopathy
Upright posture difficult to maintain
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SpondyLOSIS:
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Spinal osteoarthritis
Mechanical arthritis of spine
"Wear-and-tear"
Degeneration of vertebral processes and formation of osteophytes
Deformity of 1 functional spinal unit
Occurs often in the cervical and lumbar regions
Commonly occurs with aging
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How can you treat spondyLITIS?
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Medication
Exercise
Surgery
Orthotics
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What are some risk factors for spondyLOSIS?
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Age
Occupation
History of back injuries
Genetic Factors
Smoking
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Spondylolytic (Isthmic):
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Usually bilateral L5 fracture
Vertebral body slips anterior, hanging only on ligaments
Gradual onset of pain during childhood
Back stiffness becomes worse w/exercise
Increased lordosis
Tight hamstrings
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How can you diagnose spondyLITIS?
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Individual medical history
Family history
Physical exams
X-rays
MRI
Laboratory tests
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What is mechanical arthritis?
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"wear-and-tear" damage
Physical degeneration of bone tissue
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Main point of spondyLOLISTHESIS:
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The anterior translation or shifting of a vertebra thereby creating exaggerated spinal curvature.
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How can you diagnose spondyLOSIS?
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Individual medical history
Family history
X-rays (bone spurs)
MRI (disc/join degeneration)
CT scan (spinal stenosis)
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What are some complications of spondyLOSIS?
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Acute and chronic
Slow and rapid progression
Pain
Muscle spasms
Headaches
Stiffness
Lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatica)
Parasthesia
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How can Pott's be diagnosed?
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Common radiological pattern: Psoas abcess, anteriaor vertebral body degeneration, or nerve/spinal cord compression
X-ray
CT scan
MRI
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Diagnosis of spondyLOLYSIS:
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One-legged hyperextension test
X-ray
MRI/CT scan
"Scotty dog" fracture
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What orthotics can you use to treat spondyLITIS?
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Ankylosing spondylitis:
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Spondyloarthritis
Chronic inflammation of sites of attachment to bone in spinal joints
Ossification of inflamed cartilaginous structures around spinal joints
Progressive bone fusion
"bamboo spine"
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Enteropathic Arthritis:
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Immune system weakened by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
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Treatment of spondyLOLISTHESIS:
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Mild cases require no treatment
Orthotics: immobilize and restrict extension
Exercises (limited extension)
Surgery
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What are symptoms of Pott's?
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Pulmonary: pneumonia, productive cough
Spinal: pain and stiffness, localized tenderness, limited/guarded ROM, spinal mass
Neurological: Progressive, numbness, paresthesia, paralysis
Systemic: night sweats, fever, weight loss, fatigue
Mechanical degeneration or arthritic changes of spinal vertebrae
A fracture or defect of the pars interarticularis region of the vertebra
Typically occurs at the lumbosacral junction
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Diagnosis of SpondyLOLISTHESIS:
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Injury/Medical history
X-Ray (slippage)
MRI/CT scan
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SpondyLOLISTHESIS:
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Anterior slipping of vertebra and superincumbent spinal column on vertebra below
Commonly at L4-L5 or L5-S1 joint
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What orthotic treatment could you use for Pott's disease?
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Deformity and contracture management
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SpondyLOLYSIS:
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Degeneration of vertebrae at the weakest point (pars)
Usually in lumbar region
Associated with high impact extension activities
Happens during adolescent maturation