GALS

Question 1

Screening Qs

Answer 1

-Any pain or stiffness in muscles??
-Walk up and down the stairs?
-Dress yourself?

Do GAIT WALK!!!

Question 2

Arms

Work in order- arms then out > hands

Answer 2

put your hands up-POW POW
-arms behind head
-hands held out and assess for deformities
-Turn hands over and assess
-Make a fist to test hand and wrist function

Hand tests:
-grip- squeeze your hand

Feel:
-Feel all the hand joints- PIP, IP, PIP, etc

Question 3

What does GALS stand for

Answer 3

general, arms, legs, and spine exam

Question 4

Legs (look, feel, move)

Answer 4

Passive Movements: Examiner performs the movement
-Knee exam (move)
-hip exam (move)

Knee:
-Flex the knee towards the bottom far as possible
-Flatten the leg (extend)
-effusion test

Question 5

Spine (look, feel, move)

Answer 5

-Neck movements- look right and left, up and down, lateral (ear to shoulder)
-Ask patient to touch their toes

Feel:
-palpate the spinous processes

Schobers (hand on back)