Elbow Flashcards
Which test was found to have good to very good reliability with ICCs?
a. isometric MMT
b. dynamometry
c. grip strength testing
d. ROM
grip strength testing
MMT for the elbow should be done in what position?
a. end range
b. mid range
c. it doesn’t matter
d. none of the above
mid range between elbow flexion and extension
Carrying angle normal range for males is between
a. 0-5 degrees
b. 5-10 degrees
c. 10-15 degrees
d. 15-20 degrees
5-10 degrees
Carrying angle normal range for females is between
a. 0-5 degrees
b. 5-10 degrees
c. 10-15 degrees
d. 15-20 degrees
10-15 degrees
Males have a greater carrying angle than females (true/false)
false
Tissue texture is irrelevant to elbow assesement (true/false)
false
Tissue texture of coarseness, leathery skin, dry/flakey is symptoms of which system?
a. musculoskeletal system
b. cardiovascular system
c. parasympathetic nervous system
d. sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
Tissue texture of coarseness, leathery skin, dry/flakey is symptoms of which system?
a. musculoskeletal system
b. cardiovascular system
c. parasympathetic nervous system
d. sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
Normal ROM for elbow flexion is usually
a. 100-110
b. 110-120
c. 130-140
d. 140-150
140-150
Normal ROM for elbow extension is usually
a. 0-5
b. 0-10
c. 0-15
d. -5-0
0-10
Normal ROM for forearm supination is usually
a. 70
b. 75
c. 80
d. 90
90
Normal ROM for forearm pronation
a. 75-80
b. 85-90
c. 80-85
d. 80-90
80-90
Reliability for ROM for both intra-examiner and inter-examiner of the elbow is
a. poor
b. average
c. good to very good
d. weak to average
good to very good
Which of the following is the end feel for elbow flexion?
a. soft tissue approximation
b. tissue stretch
c. bone-to-bone
d. none of the above
soft tissue approximation
Which of the following is the end feel for elbow extension?
a. soft tissue approximation
b. tissue stretch
c. bone-to-bone
d. none of the above
bone-to-bone
Which of the following is the end feel for forearm supination?
a. soft tissue approximation
b. tissue stretch
c. bone-to-bone
d. none of the above
tissue stretch
Which of the following is the end feel for forearm pronation?
a. soft tissue approximation
b. tissue stretch
c. bone-to-bone
d. none of the above
tissue stretch
The deep tendon reflex for the bicep tests which nerve root?
a. C7, C8
b. C5, C8
c. C6, C8
d. C5, C6
C5, C6
The deep tendon reflex for the triceps tests which nerve root?
a. C8
b. C7, C8
c. C5, C6
d. C6, C7
C7, C8
The deep tendon reflex for the finger flexors tests which nerve root?
a. C5, C6
b. C6, C7
c. C7
d. C8
C8
To test the DTR of the finger flexors, the therapist does which of the following?
a. taps the patients fingers in a supinated position
b. taps the patients fingers in a pronated position
c. taps their own fingers while holding the patients fingers in a pronated and curled position
d. taps their own fingers while holding the patients fingers in a supinated and curled position
taps their own fingers while holding the patients fingers in a pronated and curled position
A DTR of the elbow is used to assess the possibility of an
a. cervical root involvement
b. thoracic root involvement
c. lumbar root involvement
d. LMN lesion
cervical root involvement
A patient presents with pain over the lateral elbow during gripping activities, what is the initial hypothesis?
a. possible medial epicondylitis
b. possible cubital tunnel syndrome
c. possible pronator syndrome
d. possible lateral epicondylitis
possible lateral epicondylitis
A patient presents with pain over the medial elbow during wrist flexion and pronation?
a. possible radial tunnel syndrome
b. possible medial epicondylitis
c. possible cubital tunnel syndrome
d. possible pronator syndrome
possible medial epicondylitis
A patient presents with pain over the lateral elbow during gripping activities, what is the initial hypothesis?
a. possible medial epicondylitis
b. possible cubital tunnel syndrome
c. possible pronator syndrome
d. possible radial tunnel syndrome
possible radial tunnel syndrome
A patient reports of numbness and tingling in the ulnar nerve distribution distal to the elbow, what is the initial hypothesis?
a. possible radial tunnel syndrome
b. possible cubital tunnel syndrome
c. possible carpal tunnel
d. possible lateral epicondylitis
possible cubital tunnel syndrome
A patient reports of pain in the anterior aspect of the elbow and forearm that is exacerbated by wrist flexion combined with elbow flexion and forearm pronation, what is your initial hypothesis?
a. possible valgus extension overload syndrome
b. possible supinator syndrome
c. possible pronator syndrome
d. possible rotary instability
possible pronator syndrome
A patient reports pain during movement with sensations of catching or instability, what is your initial hypothesis?
a. lateral epicondylitis
b. medial epicondylitis
c. cuntal tunnel syndrome
d. rotatory instability
rotatory instability
A patient complains of posterior elbow pain during elbow hyperextension, what is the most appropriate initial hypothesis?
a. rotatory instability
b. pronator syndrome
c. valgus extension overload syndrome
d. varus extension overload syndrome
valgus extension overload syndrome
Which type of elbow lesion is described as having pain with any prolonged flexion of the elbow and is common with throwers?
a. carpal tunnel syndrome
b. radial tunnel syndrome
c. cubital tunnel syndrome
d. rotatory instability
cubital tunnel syndrome
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome can be caused by any of the following EXCEPT
a. trauma
b. excessive leaning on the elbow
c. immobilization
d. ulnar collateral ligament laxity
immobilization
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome can be caused by irritation to the ulnar collateral ligament by
a. ligament laxity
b. recurrent dislocation/subluxation
c. flipping of the nerve out of the groove
d. all of the above
ligament laxity
recurrent dislocation/subluxation
flipping of the nerve out of the groove
Symptoms of cubital tunnel syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT
a. sensory in ulnar nerve distribution distal to the tunnel
b. weakness
c. hypersthesia
d. clumsiness
e. thenar wasting
thenar wasting
another symptom is hypothenar wasting
What are ways to manage cubital tunnel syndrome?
soft elbow pad at night during sleep ROM - avoid painful ranges increase the flexibility of the forearm postural muscle stretching and strengthening mobilization, manipulation, traction
With Cubital Tunnel Syndrome treat by increasing _ of forearm muscles
flexibility
How is surgery done to treat Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?
epicondyle is shaved off and they let the nerve come up anteriorly or it is reattached to the muscle
Which of the following is important to treat with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?
a. treat the median nerve
b. treat regionally
c. treat the ulnar nerve
d. treat only the radial nerve
treat regionally