EOS joint range of movement

Question 1

pain in their right leg
measure right hip abduction

Answer 1

intro
drape leg that is not being tested.

shuffle onto one side of bed test left leg first (unaffected)

test right leg - The patient is supine and the pelvis is level. Place goniometer on ASIS and measure till midline of patella.

contralateral lower extremity may be positioned in hip abduction with the knee flexed over the edge of the plinth and the foot supported on a stool

expected range = 45 degrees.

Question 2

pain in right leg
measure right hip external rotation

Answer 2

intro
drape if needed

test unaffected leg first

expected range = 45 degrees

Question 3

pain in right hip
measure right hip extension

Answer 3

intro
drape

ask for pain

two pillows on bed, have patient lie in prone over the two pillows OR raise plinth to appropriate height for patient to learn over with bent knee and ask them to lift leg upwards.

The axis is placed over the greater trochanter of the femur, measure to lateral epicondyle.

Question 4

pain in right knee
measure right knee flexion

Answer 4

prone?

Question 5

pain in right ankle
measure right ankle plantarflexion

Answer 5

intro
drape
towel under knee

supine or sitting?

Plantarflexion—Knee flexion, toe flexion.

The axis is placed inferior to the lateral malleolus. This measurement may also be obtained by placing the axis inferior to the medial malleolus.

stationary arm - Parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fibula, pointing toward the head of the fibula.

moveable arm - Parallel to the sole of the heel

Question 6

pain in right shoulder
measure right shoulder internal rotation

Answer 6

intro
drape

In supine with the shoulder in 90° abduction: elbow extension, scapular depression, and shoulder adduction. In sitting with the arm at the side: scapular depression, shoulder adduction, and trunk rotation.