HA Flashcards
It is an Involuntary trembling
Tremor
individual attempts a voluntary movement
Intention Tremor
Client is at rest and diminishes with activity
resting tremor
Abnormal contraction that appears as a twitch
Fasciculation
Decrease in size of the muscle
Atrophy
Increase in size of the muscle
Hypertrophy
Moving away from midline
Abduction
Moving toward midline
Adduction
Circular Motion
Circumduction
Moving inward
Inversion
Moving outward
Eversion
Straightening the extremity
Extension
Joint bends greater than 180 degrees
Hyperextension
Bending the extremity
Flexion
Toes moved upward
Dorsiflexion
Toes moved away
Plantar Flexion
Facing downward
Pronation
Facing upward
Supination
Moving forward
Protraction
Moving backward
Retraction
Turning of bone
Rotation
Turning of bone toward the center of the body
Internal Rotation
Turning of bone away from the center of the body
External Rotation
Weakness or laxness of bones
Flaccidity
Sudden involuntary muscle contraction
Spasticity
Client turn the head to one side against the resistance of your hand
Sternocleidomastoid
Client shrugs shoulders against the resistance of your hand
Trapezius
Client hold arm up and resist while you try to push it down
Deltoid
Client fully extends each arm and tries to flex it while you attempt to hold arm in extension
Biceps
Client flexes each arm and then tries to extends it against your attempt to keep in flexion
Triceps
Client spreads the fingers and resists as you attempt to push the fingers together.
Wrist and Finger Muscles
Client grasps your index finger and middle fingers while you try to pull the fingers out.
Grip Strength
Client is supine, both legs extended; client raises one leg at a time while you attempt to hold it down.
Hip Muscles
Client is supine, both legs extended. Place your hands on the lateral surface of each knee; client spreads the legs apart against your resistance.
Hip Abduction
Client is in same position as in hip abduction. Place your hands between the knees; client brings the legs together against your resistance.
Hip Adduction
Client is supine, both knees bent. Client resists while you attempt to straighten the legs.
Hamstrings
Client is supine, knee partially extended; client resists while you attempt to flex the knee.
Quadriceps
Client resists while you attempt to dorsiflex the foot and and again resists while you attempt to flex the foot.
Muscles of the ankle and feet
Head is appropriately related to body size
Normocephalic