knee

Question 1

Purpose and Cautions of:

ANTERIOR GLIDE OF TIBIA ON FEMUR

Answer 1

Purpose: pain management, increase knee EXTENSION

Cautions: be careful of ACL injury

Question 2

Purpose and Cautions of:

AXIAL DISTRACTION OF TIBIA ON FEMUR

Answer 2

Purpose: pain management, increase overall ROM

Cautions: hand placement should be proximal to ankle

Question 3

Purpose and Cautions of:

POSTERIOR GLIDE OF TIBIA ON FEMUR

Answer 3

Purpose: pain management, increase knee FLEXION

Cautions: PCL injury

Question 4

Purpose and Cautions of:

LATERAL GLIDE OF TIBIA

Answer 4

Purpose: pain management, increase overall ROM

Cautions: don’t let femur rotate medially

Question 5

Purpose and Cautions of:

MEDIAL GLIDE OF TIBIA

Answer 5

Purpose: pain management, increase overall ROM

Cautions: don’t allow femur to rotate medially

Question 6

Purpose and Cautions of:

INFERIOR GLIDE OF PATELLOFEMORAL

Answer 6

Purpose: pain management, increase knee FLEXION

Cautions: don’t compress patella or force knee into extension

Question 7

Purpose and Cautions of:

SUPERIOR GLIDE OF PATELLOFEMORAL

Answer 7

Purpose: pain management, increase knee EXTENSION

Cautions: don’t compress patella or force knee into hyperextension

Question 8

Purpose and Cautions of:

MEDIAL GLIDE OF PATELLOFEMORAL

Answer 8

Purpose: pain management, increase MEDIAL tracking of knee

Cautions: CI if previous dislocation, discontinue if painful

Question 9

Purpose and Cautions of:

Proximal Tibiofemoral

POSTERIOR GLIDE OF FIBULA

Answer 9

Purpose: pain management, increase posterior glide

Cautions: don’t compress peroneal nerve

Question 10

Purpose and Cautions of:

Proximal Tibiofemoral

ANTERIOR GLIDE OF FIBULA

Answer 10

Purpose: pain management, increase anterior glide

Cautions: don’t compress peroneal nerve

Question 11

Purpose and Cautions of:

Distal Tibiofibular

POSTERIOR GLIDE OF FIBULA

Answer 11

Purpose: pain management, increase dorsiflexion & plantarflexion

Cautions: don’t apply too much dorsiflexion