Lab Flashcards
WNL = ? in Goniometry
+ or - 5 degrees in either direction
Stationary arm aka ?
Proximal arm
Moving arm aka ?
Distal arm
T or F
The proximal arm should be against the body and the distal arm with the part that is moving
True
You use the outer red scale for one measurement in the upper extremity. What is it?
Shoulder Adduction
What motions in the lower extremity do you use the red outer scale for?
- Hip AB
- Hip AD
- Ankle doors
- Ankle plantar
Shoulder flexion occurs around what plane and what axis?
Sagittal Plane
Coronal Axis
What is the bony axis for shoulder flexion?
Head of humerus in glenoid fossa
Where do you want the proximal arm placed in shoulder flexion?
Mid axillary line to hip, pointed at the greater trochanter.
What is the normal ROM for shoulder Flexion?
180 degrees
T or F
The patient is positioned supine to check for Shoulder Extension
False
Prone
Arm on table, elbow straight and palm up
Normal Shoulder Extension ROM
60 degrees
Shoulder Abduction occurs in what axis and in what plane?
A-P axis
Frontal plane
What is the bony axis for shoulder abduction?
Acromion process A to P
Where is the proximal arm positioned in shoulder Abduction?
Parallel to sternum, lateral thorax area
Normal ROM for Shoulder Abduction
180 degrees
Shoulder Adduction occurs in what plane around what axis?
Frontal Plane
A-P Axis
Normal ROM for Shoulder adduction?
50 degrees
What are some key points to observe while the patient is doing Shoulder Adduction
- Watch for Scapula to lift off table
- arm motion is parallel to under the patient’s chin
Shoulder Internal rotation occurs in what plane around what axis?
Transverse plane
Longitudinal Axis
What is the bony axis for Internal rotation of the shoulder?
Olecranon process
* sight a line through the shaft of the humerus
Normal ROM for internal rotation of the shoulder?
70 degrees
Where is the distal arm placed for Internal rotation of the shoulder?
Midline of forearm to ulnar styloid
T or F
Normal ROM for external rotation of the shoulder is 80 degrees
False
90
Elbow flexion occurs in what plane around what axis?
Sagittal plane
Coronal Axis
What is the bony axis for Elbow flexion?
Lateral epicondyle
What is the normal ROM for elbow flexion?
150
Normal ROM for Elbow extension?
0 degrees
What is it called when a person has more than 0 degrees of elbow extension?
Cubitus Recurvatum
