Chapter 15

Question 1

Elbow and Wrist Assessment Results: static posture

Answer 1

Elbows rest in flexed position

Wrists rest in non-neutral position

Question 2

Elbow and Wrist Assessment Results: transitional and loaded movements

Answer 2

Arms fall forward

Arms do not straighten

Wrists in non-neutral position

Question 3

Elbow and Wrist Assessment Results: mobility

Answer 3

Elbow flexion and extension, wrist flexion and extension

Limited elbow flexion ROM

Limited elbow extension ROM

Limited wrist flexion ROM

Limited wrist extension ROM

Question 4

Common elbow injuries

Answer 4

LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS (TENNIS ELBOW)
MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS (GOLFER’S ELBOW)

Question 5

Common wrist and hand injuries

Answer 5

De Quervain’s tenosynovitis

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

Question 6

Tennis elbow

Answer 6

overuse tendon injury of the forearm extensors

the repeated wrist and elbow motion can lead to an overuse of the wrist extensors and to tendon injury

Question 7

golfer’s elbow

Answer 7

another common overuse tendon injury of the forearm flexors

Question 8

De Quervain’s tenosynovitis

Answer 8

the inflammation of the sheath, or synovium, that surrounds the two tendons that run between the wrist and the thumb

Question 9

Head and Neck Assessment Results: static posture

Answer 9

Forward head in cervical extension

Shoulders rounded forward

Question 10

Head and Neck Assessment Results: transitional and loaded movement assessments

Answer 10

Arms fall forward

Excessive cervical extension

Scapular elevation

Question 11

Head and Neck Assessment Results: dynamic movement assessments

Answer 11

Excessive cervical extension

Question 12

Head and Neck Assessment Results: mobility

Cervical flexion and extension, rotation, and lateral flexion

Answer 12

Limited cervical extension ROM

Limited cervical flexion ROM

Limited cervical lateral flexion ROM

Limited cervical rotation ROM

Question 13

Pelvo-ocular reflex

Answer 13

A postural reflex in which anterior rotation of the pelvis occurs as a result of forward head posture

Question 14

Common injuries associated with cervical spine impairment: Local injuries

Answer 14

Cervical disc lesions

Cervical joint dysfunction

Cervical strains

Deep flexor dysfunction

Elevated hyoid bone

Levator scapulae dysfunction

Pain/stiffness

Text neck

Trapezius dysfunction

Question 15

Common injuries associated with cervical spine impairment: injuries above the cervical spine

Answer 15

Cervicogenic headaches

Dizziness/lightheadedness

TMJ-related symptoms

Question 16

Common injuries associated with cervical spine impairment: injuries below the cervical spine

Answer 16

Cervicogenic headaches

Dizziness/lightheadedness

TMJ-related symptoms