lower extremity

Question 1

global adductors

Answer 1

-patient supine with knees up
-patient tries to push legs together
-breathe and then push out/ down

Question 2

hip internal and external rotation supine

Answer 2

external–> hip and knee flexed. patient tries to push out. stretch muscle out more, or circumduct joint
internal–> patient pushes leg into their midline

Question 3

hip int/ ext rot prone

Answer 3

same as supine
but hold sacrum whilst doing to stabilise

Question 4

hip traction

Answer 4

-patient supine
-pull leg and apply traction
-few seconds, patient breathes and increase traction

Question 5

hamstrings

Answer 5

-patient supine
-lift leg up to feel start of restriction
-patient pushes down whilst practitioner pushes up
-take to new restriction

Question 6

pectineus

Answer 6

-patient supine
-brevis (externally rotated all the way and practitioner pulls leg out off couch- practitioner pushes into midline)
-longus
-magnus
-gracilis

Question 7

quads

Answer 7

-prone
-bend knee and push heel to bum to barrier
-patient pushes back down to couch
-hold and push more

Question 8

piriformis

Answer 8

muscle test= opposite of glute medius
or
-prone
-bend knee and abduct to first barrier
-patient pushes into midline
-repeat

Question 9

glutes

Answer 9

muscles test
OR
max= sidely. hold under knee and onto glute. foot onto my hip, knee flexed. patient kicks into my hip.new barrier= more hip flexion repeat
medius= prone. bend knee. push knee to patient. patient pushes leg out . repeat
minimus= supine. knee onto my shoulder. palpate muscle. adduct leg to barrier. patient pushes out. repeat

Question 10

tfl and itb

Answer 10

-sidely
-practitioner behind patient
-bend knees w feet together
-open knees and practitioner pushes out

Question 11

Gastroc

Answer 11

Dorsiflexion and they try to resist Dorsiflexion. New barrier is more Dorsi

Question 12

Tibialis ant/ post

Answer 12

Plantarflexion. Push them into plantar, they try to Dorsi. New barrier is more plantar