Evaluation Flashcards
What are the 5 f words
fitness, function, friends, family, fun
Aspects of caregiver interview
goals/concerns
length of pregnancy/ complications during pregnancy labor or delivery
medical hx
development hx (milestones, growth and feeding)
Social hx (routine, environment, caregiver, where does the child spend most of their day, education)
how is tone measured
tardieu scale
mod ashworth
mild mod severe
involuntary sustained muscle contractions, often with a twisting component
dystonia
simultaneous contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles
rigidity
when does lordosis begin to develop
when head control improves and infant begins to spend time in prone
and more in quadruped
____pelvic tilt at birth
posterior
______ hip abduction
lateral _____ medial rotation of femur
increased
more lateral rotation
angle of inclination at birth
140-150
_____ degrees of antetorsion at birth
30
____degrees of anteversion at birth
30
Knee at birth?
genu varum
when is the knee in neutral alignment
1-2 yrs
when does knee progress to genu valgus
2-4
onset of gait development
8-17months
babies walk _____football fields a day
29
falling assists in developing…
prospective control
when does heel strike and DF increase
18 months
reciprocal arm swing by age
4
at 2 years gait should have
increased knee flexion in stance, consistent heel strike
when can a baby walk on heels or toes
30 months
all components of gait should be present by
3 yrs
when does mature gait occur
3 yrs
when is gait fully mature
by age 7, postural control systems are not mature until 10-12
what are indicators of mature gait
time in single leg stance
velocity
cadence (longer steps = less steps)
step length
pelvic span to ankle spread ratio
when does running begin and mature
3
6-7 (arms low and swing reciprocally, trunk rotation and forward lean)
