Movement impairment terminology

Question 1

Akinesia

Answer 1

Inability to initiate movement

Question 2

Asthenia

Answer 2

General weakness

Cerebellar pathology

Question 3

Ataxia

Answer 3

No coordination

Question 4

Athetosis

Answer 4

Involuntary movements combine with instability of posture

Question 5

Chorea

Answer 5

Sudden, random, involuntary movements

Question 6

Clasp Knife Response

Answer 6

Form of resistance seen where there is greatest resistance at initation of range that lessens with movement through ROM

Question 7

Clonus

Answer 7

UMN lesion

Involuntary alternating spasmotic contraction of a muscle with a quick stretch

Question 8

Cogwheel

Answer 8

Resistance to movement has a phasic quality to it

Parkinson

Question 9

Dysdiadochokinesia

Answer 9

Rapid alternating movements

Question 10

Dysmetria

Answer 10

Inabiliy to control range of a movement and force of muscle activity

Question 11

Dystonia

Answer 11

Closely related to athetosis but axial muscles are more involved

Question 12

Hemiballism

Answer 12

involuntary and violent movement of body part

Question 13

Lead Pipe rigidity

Answer 13

uniform and constant resistance to motion

BG disorders

Question 14

Tremore

Answer 14

rhythmic oscilattory movement associated with BG lesion