Coordination Testing/Vocab Flashcards
Cerebellar UE
-dysmetria finger to nose (5 times)
-Diysdiadochokinesia: pronation/supination
-rebound test
Cerebellar LE
-hell shin test: 5 times
-romberg: 30 s arms crossed EO/EC
-toe tapping
-gait
UMNL Testing
-hypereflexia, hypertonia
-Clonus: forced DF; foo quickly PF
-Babinski: foot scrape; toe abduction
-Hoffman: middle finger flick; finger flexion with āCā
-Pronator Drift
-Shimizu: twitch of shoulder
Coordination Testing Recommendations
-test 1 of each: UP, LE, unsupported gait
Ataxia
-lack of control of body movements
Dysmetria
-error in trajectory
-inability to touch target
Dysdiadochokinesia
-inability to perform rapid alternating mmts
Standing Tests
-Romberg
-Tandem Sharpend Romberg
LMNL
-hyporeflexia, weakness, atrophy
Sensation Testing Order
-test sensation on face EO/EC
-test sensation on extremeties
-dermatomes
-unpredictable pattern
-check dermatome vs peripeheral
-check another tract
Evaluation Testing Order
-Dermatome
-Dermatome vs PN
-Myotome
-Reflex
-ROM Screen
-ROM Testing
-Manual Muscle Testing
Anesthesia
-complete loss of sensation
Hypoesthesia
-abnormally low sensitivity to sensation
Hyperesthesia
-abnormally high sensitivity to sensation
Hypalgesia
-diminished sensitivity to pain