Counterstrain - Extremity review, new anterior counterstrain & Diabetes screening Flashcards
Counterstrain Steps (7)
- Find most significant Tenderpoint.
- Physician establish a tenderness scale.
- Monitor Tenderpoint throughout.
- Place patient in “Position of Ease” of at least 70% improvement.
- Hold 90 seconds.
- Slowly return to neutral.
- Recheck tenderness and associated TART findings.
Supraspinatus: counterstrain positioning/treatment
F Abd ER patient’s arm is flexed 45 degrees, abducted 45 degrees, and externally rotated
Levator Scapulae: counterstrain positioning/treatment
IR Abd traction IR pt’s shoulder, add mild-mod traction with minimal abduction
Subscapularis: counterstrain positioning/treatment
E IR pt’s shoulder extended and internal rotated, traction can help
Biceps Brachii (Long Head): counterstrain positioning/treatment
F Abd ir elbow and shoulder flexed, arm is minimally abducted and internally rotated
Biceps Brachii (Short Head)Coracobrachialis: counterstrain positioning/treatment
F Add ir elbow and shoulder flexed, arm is minimally adducted and internally rotated
Radial Head–Lateral (Supinator): counterstrain positioning/treatment
E SUP Val pt’s elbow in full Extension, forearm markedly supinated, fine tune with vaLgus force
Medial Epicondyle (Pronator Teres): counterstrain positioning/treatment
F PRO Add pt’s elbow Flexed, marked pronation, forearm slightly aDducted
Dorsal Wrist (Extensor Carpi Radialis): counterstrain positioning/treatment
E Abd/rd pt’s wrist passively Extended and aBducted
Dorsal Wrist (Extensor Carpi Ulnaris): counterstrain positioning/treatment
E ADD pt’s wrist passively Extended and aDducted
Palmar Wrist (Flexor Carpi Radialis): counterstrain positioning/treatment
F Abd pt’s wrist passively Flexed and aBducted
Palmar Wrist (Flexor Carpi Ulnaris): counterstrain positioning/treatment
F Add
pt’s wrist passively Flexed and aDducted
First CMP (Abductor Pollicis Brevis): counterstrain positioning/treatment
F (wrist) Abd (thumb) pt’s wrist passively Flexed, thumb is aBducted
Lateral Trochanter (Tensor Fasciae Latae): counterstrain positioning/treatment
patient’s knee is aBducted and slightly flexed •May require slight internal rotation of the hip
Iliotibial band: counterstrain positioning/treatment
f ABD patient’s hip/thigh is abducted and slightly flexed until the tenderness is ≥70% reduction •May require slight internal or external rotation of the hip
Lateral hamstring tender point: counterstrain positioning/treatment
F ER ABd patient’s knee is flexed and the tibia is externally rotated with slight abduction; compression on the calcaneus is added to plantar flex the ankle
Medial hamstring: counterstrain positioning/treatment
F IR Add patient’s knee is flexed and the tibia is Internally rotated with slight aDduction; compression on the calcaneus is added to plantar flex the ankle
Lateral Meniscus: Lateral (Fibular) Collateral Ligament counterstrain positioning/treatment
pt’s thigh abducted so leg is off table, flex knee~35-40 degrees, tibia is abducted and externally or internally rotated until the tenderness is ≥70% reduction •May require ankle dorsiflexion and eversion of the ankle
Medial Meniscus: Medial (Tibial) Collateral Ligament counterstrain positioning/treatment
pt’s thigh abducted so leg is off table, flex knee~35-40 degrees, tibia is adducted and internally rotated until the tenderness is ≥70% reduction •May require plantar flexion and inversion of the ankle
Anterior Cruciate: counterstrain positioning/treatment
towel roll or pillow under distal femur for fulcrum, apply force to proximal tibia to translate tibia posteriorly on distal femur until the tenderness is ≥70% reduction
Posterior Cruciate: counterstrain positioning/treatment
towel roll or pillow under proximal tibia for fulcrum, apply force to distal femur to translate femur posteriorly on proximal tibia until the tenderness is ≥70% reduction
Popliteus: counterstrain positioning/treatment
pt’s knee flexed and tibia is internally rotated until the tenderness is ≥70% reduction
Extension Ankle (Gastrocnemius): counterstrain positioning/treatment
pt’s knee flexed and dorsum of foot on doc’s thigh, add compressive force through calcaneus until the tenderness is ≥70% reduction
Medial Ankle (Tibialis Anterior): counterstrain positioning/treatment
Inversion apply inversion force to foot and ankle with slight internal rotation until the tenderness is ≥70% reduction
Lateral Ankle Fibularis (Peroneus)Longus, Brevis, Tertius: counterstrain positioning/treatment
Eversion apply eversion force to foot and ankle with slight external rotation until the tenderness is ≥70% reduction