Lecture 2 (9-14) Flashcards
What are the 6 things to look for under symptom quality
- Mechanical c/o
- Color and/or temp changes
- Numbness, parathesias, dysathesias
- Weakness
- Spasm
- Pain
What are some mechanical c/o
Locking, stiffness, tightness clicking, snapping, grinding, grating, giving way
What is numbness
Can’t feel anything
What is parathesias
Numbness of half, can change sides
What is dysathesias
Altered sensations
Where do most patients fall… Numbness, parathesias, or dysathesias
Dysathesias
What type of pain is indicative of muscle problem
cramping, dull, aching
What type of pain is indicative of ligament, joint capsule problem
Dull, aching
What type of pain is indicative of nerve root problem
Sharp, shooting
What type of pain is indicative of nerve problem
Sharp, bright, lightning like
What type of pain is indicative of bone problem
Deep, nagging, dull
What type of pain is indicative of sympathetic nerve problem
Burning, pressure-like, stinging, aching
What type of pain is indicative or fracture problem
Sharp, severe, intolerable
What type of pain is indicative of vasculature problem
Throbbing, diffuse
What are the types of anatomical locations of symptoms
- Localized pain
2. De-localized pain
What is localized pain
The patient can point to where the pain occurs
What are the types of de-localized pain
- Referred pain
2. Radicular or radiating pain
What is referred pain
With in a sclerotome and emanates from deep somatic tissue
What is radicular pain
With in a dermatome
What does the C1 and C2 dermatome correlate with
Base of Skull
What does the C3 dermatome correlate with
Lateral neck
What does the C4 dermatome correlate with
Acromion
What does the C5 dermatome correlate with
Lateral elbow
What does the C6 dermatome correlate with
Thumb
