Lab Flashcards
Special Test: Relocation - Positive Test
Relief of pain or apprehension
THRUST Manipulation: GH posterior glide - PT position
Stand with back to pt. with thigh in pt. axilla. One hand supports arm while the other is just anterior to the humerus
Special Test: Froment’s Sign - Assesment
Adductor pollicis weakness from ulnar n. injury
Special Test: Lateral collateral stress test - position
sitting with arm supinated and flexed 5-30
T/F: With shoulder impingement there is equal movement at the GH joint and the scapula.
False: less at GH, more at scapula
Special Test: Empty Can - Position
Sitting, shoulders elevated to 90 in the scapular plane and IR (thumbs pointed down)
Q: How do you grade the inferior GH instability?
1 cm = G1 laxity 1-2 cm = G2 laxity > 2 cm = G3 laxity
MCP THRUST - Indications
Restricted MCP joint mobility
Special Test: Median nerve test - Positive Test
Pain, tingling, reproduction of symtpoms
T/F: You should always help someone out of an OP position.
True
Q: What directions must be lax to be termed multidirection GH instability?
anterior, posterior, and inferior
Capitate THRUST (volar glide) - Method
Apply slight traction to wrist with slight wrist flexion, apply quick thrust while maintain posterior to anterior pressure on the capitate
T/F: When you test ligaments/instability you do not need to compare sides.
False.
Q: What is the technique for the humeroulnar distraction?
scoop and distract
Special Test: Hawkins-Kennedy - Method
Move pt. into 90 shld flexion and 90 elbow flexion, then IR
Special Test: Empty Can - Method
Apply resistance downward
Q: In what direction is distraction performed?
Towards the motion barrier
Special Test: Mill’s Test - Assessment
Lateral epicondylitis
Special Test: Sulcus Sign - Method
Stabilize scapula, grasp humerus near elbow and distract inferiorly
Q: What are the 4 c-spine screens?
- Flexion AROM, OP 2. Extension AROM, OP 3. Rotation AROM bilateral, OP 4. Quadrant AROM, No OP
T/F: Neer’s test is a PROM test.
True
Special Test: Sulcus Sign - Assessment
GH instability - particularly inferiorly
Manipulation: Mill’s test maneuver - Pt. position
Sitting, shld abd 60
Q: What does a CMC dorsal glide facilitate?
ABD
THRUST Manipulation: GH inferior glide - Position
Sitting, 90 shld flexion, neutral rotation
Special Test: Hawkins-Kennedy - Assessment
Impingement of supraspinatus tendon
Defn: Grade 3 Distraction
A distraction force strong enough to stretch the joint capsule
Special Test: Neer’s - Method
Elevate the pt.’s arm overhead in the scapular plane with arm IR, stabilize behind scapula and press into end range
T/F: The inferior glide with ER stretches the joint capsule inferiorly for RCI.
False, superiorly
Special test: Inferior glide with ER - Method
On hand cups elbow other stabilizes hand, apply pressure towards feet
Manipulation: Pulled elbow reduction - Variation
Pt in supine, elbow 90 flexion, wrist extended, locking thumbs, compress the long axis of the radius while supinating the forearm
Special Test: GH Instability Test - Method
Stabilize scapula, gram humeral head/distal humerus, move humerus anterior/posterior
Q: What does a CMC volar/ulnar glide facilitate?
flexion
Special Test: Clunk - Assessment
Torn glenoid labrum
Q: What is RCI?
Contracture of the rotator cuff interval
Q: What does a radiocarpal radial glide facilitate?
UD
Q: What are the 3 lumbar spine screen?
- Flexion ROM, OP 2. Extension ROM, OP 3. Quadrant ROM
PAM - Humeroradial volar glide - method
grasp the medial aspect to stabilize, move radial head volarly with fingers
Q: What does a anterior or volar proximal radioulnar glide facilitate?
supination
T/F: With distraction, you want to mobilize out of the pts. pain range.
True, don’t want to cause pain
Special Test: Medial epicondylitis passive stretch test - Method
passively supinate the pts. forearm with the elbow and wrist in extension while palpating the medial epicondyle
Content: Shoulder Exam - AROM (5)
- Elevation/Flexion 2. ABD (Painful Arc) 3. HBB (Ext/ADD/IR) 4. HAC (ADD) 5. HBH (Scap/ER)
Special Test: Tindel’s Sign - Assessment
involvement of ulnar nerve
Special Test: Cross Over Impingement - Positive Test of Anterior Pain (3)
- Subscapularis 2. Supraspinatus 3. Long head of biceps
Special Test: Medial epicondylitis muscle resisted test - Method
Resist wrist flexion with the elbow straight
Special Test: Medial epicondylitis muscle resisted test - Positive Test
Pain, reproduction of symptoms
Special Test: Finkelstien’s Test - Assesment
Tenosynovitis of the thumb (APL, EPB)
Special Test: Median Nerve Tinel’s Sign - Assessment
Median n.
Special Test: Clunk - Positive Test
Pain, clunk, grinding, pseudolocking
Special Test: Phalen’s Test/Reverse Phalen’s Test - Method
Maintain the position for 60 sec, note the time of onset of symptoms and end the test
Special Test: Median nerve test - Method
Grasp pts. hand as if for a hand shake, apply a supination force and have them resist with the elbow flexed. Then straighten the elbow while the resistance is applied
Special Test: Median nerve test - Assessment
Pronator teres syndrome, median nerve entrapment
Q: What does a CMC volar glide facilitate?
ADD
Special Test: Phalen’s Test/Reverse Phalen’s Test - Pt. Position
Sitting Phalen’s: Dorsum of hands together, fingers down ReversE: Palms together, fingers up
Special Test: Neer’s - Positive Test
Pain
Q: What does a radiocarpal volar glide facilitate?
Extension
Special Test: Apprehension - Positive Test
Pain or apprehension
THRUST Manipulation: GH posterior glide - Position
Supine, arm relaxed at 60 ABD and neutral rotation
Special Test: Medial collateral stress test - position
sitting with arm relaxed and 20 elbow flexion
Special Test: Allen Test - Method
Compress the radial and ulnar a., have pt. open and close fist rapidly 3-5x, release one artery and observe, repeat with other artery
Special Test: Drop Arm - Method
Passively move arm to 90 ABD, ask pt. to hold arm up, remove support
Special Test: Empty Can - Assessment
Supraspinatus tendonitis
T/F: The Speed’s test is a PROM test.
False; AROM
Q: What two muscle resisted tests can be performed for lateral epicondylitis?
- Middle finger (ECRB) extension 2. Wrist extension
Q: What does a radiocarpal distraction assess?
Joint mobility of the wrist
Capitate THRUST (volar glide) - PT position
Face pt., hold pt. hand with both hands, thumbs overlapped on capitate