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Manual therapy practical Flashcards

1
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Plantarflexion of the ankle (Talocrural joint)

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– Patient is prone with knee bent to 90 degrees

  • one hand around calcaneus and one hand around front of the ankle
  • use calcaneus to move into planterflexion (point toes)
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PA GLIDE

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(POSTERIOR TO ANTERIOR) GLIDE

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AP GLIDE

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(ANTERIOR TO POSTERIOR) GLIDE

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Ankle PA

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–Patient is prone with knee bent to 90 degrees

–Fingers around calcaneus and one hand around ankle

  • Push against each other
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Dorsiflexion of ankle

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– Patient is supine and leg is straight

  • One hand around the calcaneus with the sole of the foot on our forearm
  • Other hand holding just below the knee for stability
  • Pull up for dorsiflexion
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Ankle AP

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– Patient is prone and knee is bent 90 degrees

– One hand around front of ankle/talus (ankle must be in PlantarFlexion )

  • Other hand just below
  • Push against each other
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Dorsiflexion/AP MWM

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– In standing ask patient to put affected foot onto a step/stool

–Using thumbs locate talus

–Maintain pressure over talus, using pads of thumbs, ask patient to lunge forward

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Knee Extension

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–Patient is in supine

  • Put knee into flexion and then stretch out into extension
  • Put one arm on the ankle and the other just above the knee
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Knee Flexion

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–Patient is in supine

–Passively test their flexion ROM

–Support around the knee and around the foot and perform all grades in this position

  • If knee is very sore could do with patient prone
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Antero-posterior and Postero-anterior Mob (Knee)

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–Support knee with a pillow or fix in 70-80 degrees flexion

–Grasp around proximal tibia and perform technique

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Medial glides of patella

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–Patient is supine with knee in extension

–Place the pads of the thumbs against the lateral border of the patella and glide patella medially

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Lateral glides of patella

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–Patient is supine with knee in extension

–Place the pads of the thumbs against the lateral border of the patella and glide patella laterally

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Longitudinal caudad and cephalad (knee)

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–Start with patient in supine and knee in extension

–With one hand cup the inferior aspect of the patella. The heel of the other hand is placed of the superior aspect of the patella.

–From this position you can glide the patella in a caudad or cephalad position to ascertain ROM and then perform the specific mobilisation

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1ST MTP joint (big toe) Extension and flexion

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  • Lay patient supine with foot off the bed
  • Pinch the end of the big toe with the heel of foot
  • Hold the big toe and lift up to extend
  • For flexion push toe down
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1ST MTP joint (big toe) distraction

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  • Pinch the end of the big toe with the heel of foot
  • Pull the big toe towards you
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Metatarsal joints

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  • lay patient supine with feet hanging off bed
  • Hold the ball of the foot and the front of the foot
  • Move in coordination to extension or flexion inversion or eversion
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Superior tibiofibula joint

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  • Patient sitting on bed with knee flexed at 70 degrees
  • Sit on the foot of the patient
  • Hands cupping the back of the knee and perform a glide with one hand stabilising
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Ankle inversion and eversion

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  • Put patient on bed in supine
  • Cup the heel with one hand
  • And other hand on the front of the foot
  • Use the heel to move left and right into inversion and eversion
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Hip flexion

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  • Patient lying in supine
  • one hand on the knee and one hand on the ankle
  • Flex the knee and push it into the patient
20
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Hip extension (hyperextension)

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  • Patient must be lying on their side
  • Grab patients upper leg with one hand on the knee tucked in between arm and body
  • Other hand placed on the hip
  • Move backwards to perform extension
21
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Hip internal rotation

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  • Patient in supine
  • Flex leg to 90 degrees
  • Hold bottom of ankle and back of knee
  • move leg out for internal rotation
22
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Hip external rotation

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  • Patient in supine
  • Flex leg to 90 degrees
  • Hold bottom of ankle and thigh
  • Move leg in for external rotation
23
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Hip abduction and adduction

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  • Patient in supine
  • One hand on bottom of ankle and other on bottom of knee
  • move leg away from body for abduction and bring back for adduction
24
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Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint internal rotation

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  • Patient laying in supine
  • Put arm into 90 degrees of abduction
  • Change positioning of arms and Grab elbow and wrist
  • Push arm forwards for internal rotation
25
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Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint external rotation

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  • Patient laying in supine
  • Put arm into 90 degrees of abduction
  • Grab elbow and wrist
  • Push arm backwards for external rotation
26
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Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint flexion

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  • Patient laying in supine with arm laying flat
  • One hand on elbow and one hand on arm
  • move the arm all the way back
27
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Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint extension

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  • Patient laying in supine with arm hanging off side of bed
  • Gently push arm down into extension
28
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Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint abduction

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  • Patient laying in supine
  • Bend arm to 90 degrees of flexion from straight
  • Scoop one arm under elbow and bring arm out
  • Put their arm in between your body and put your other hand on their shoulder to stabilise
  • Move arm up and out for abduction
29
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Acromioclavicular joint (shoulder) AP GLIDE AND PA GLIDES

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  • Patient sitting on bed with shirt off
  • Arm should be resting on bed maybe get them to sit on a chair
  • Find the acromion and clavicle on the edge of the shoulder should feel like a V shape
  • Hold them both with 1 finger and a thumb and stabilise one whilst gliding the other
  • Glide Front to back for AP and Back to front for PA
30
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Elbow flexion and extension

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  • Patient sitting on the bed
  • Grab the patients elbow and arm and flex for flexion like bicep curl
  • Extend from flexion for extension
31
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Sternoclavicular PA glide

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  • Patient lying in supine with top off
  • Find the patients sternum by following along their clavicle
  • Use thumbs flat with one thumb stabilised on the joint line between clavicle and sternum
  • Other thumb should be on the sternoclavicular joint gliding from posterior to anterior
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Sternoclavicular AP glide

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  • Patient lying in supine with top off
  • Find sternoclavicular joint line with one thumb and stabilise
  • With other hand go under and try and work into below where the thumb is
  • Try to pull up gently for AP glide
33
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Wrist flexion

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  • Patient sitting up on chair with hands on bed
  • Grab the arm with one of your hands
  • Grab the back hand with your other hand
  • For flexion bring the wrist down
34
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Wrist extension

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  • Patient sitting up on chair with hands on bed
  • Grab the arm with one of your hands
  • Grab the palm of the hand with your other hand
  • For extension bring the wrist up
35
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Wrist radial deviation

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  • Patient sitting up on chair with hands on bed
  • Grab forearm with one arm and back hand with the other
  • Move the arm medially ( towards body)
36
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Wrist Ulnar deviation

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  • Patient sitting up on chair with hands on bed
  • Grab forearm with one arm and back hand with the other
  • Move the arm laterally (away from body)
37
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1st MCP joint flexion

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  • Patient sitting up on Chair with hands sideways on the bed
  • Pinch palm and back of the hand with one hand and stabilise
  • Grab index finger with other hand
  • For flexion keep straight and move downwards
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1st MCP joint extension

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  • Patient sitting up on chair with hands sideways on the bed
  • Pinch palm and back of the hand with one hand and stabilise
  • Grab index finger with other hand
  • For extension keep straight and move backwards
39
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Elbow pronation

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  • Patient sitting up on chair with hands sideways on the bed
  • Hold elbow and hand
  • Move hand into prone position
40
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Elbow supination

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  • Patient sitting up on chair with hands sideways on the bed
  • Hold elbow and hand
  • Move hand into supine position with palm facing up
41
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Knee flexion glide (Ventral capsule roll glide)

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  • Patient sitting up on bed with knees hanging off
  • Grab ankle with one hand and grab just under the kneecap with thumb and index finger with the other hand
  • push into flexion
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Knee extension glide ( Dorsal capsule roll glide)

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  • Patient in prone position with knees hanging off the bed
  • Place a pillow just above the patients knees
  • Grab the ankle with one hand and the thigh with the other hand
  • Push down into extension
43
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Glenohumeral AP Glide

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  • Patient in supine
  • Put arm in between your body and grab the humeral head with both hands with thumbs pointing out
  • push up for anterior glide
44
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Glenohumeral PA Glide

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  • Patient in supine
  • Put arm in between your body and grab the humeral head with both hands with thumbs pointing out
  • push down towards your feet for posterior glide
45
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Passive testing

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Looking for

  • Range of motion
  • end feel
  • pain
46
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elbow supination and pronation

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  • Patient sitting
  • Arm flexed with hand sideways
  • Grab elbow and arm and move supine for supination and prone for pronation

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