MS 25-end Flashcards
What part of examination:
Gather information to develop a hypothetical diagnosis to dictate the flow of the examination, delineate any precautions and or contraindications when performing components of examination
10 things
Patient hx
- current condition/cc
- demographics: age, gender, diagnosis, referral, hand dominance
- Social and family hx
- general health status
- social health
- employment/work
- growth and development
- living environment
- functional status and activity level
- medical, surgical history, including previous treatment and review of systems
What is important about the systems review
Musculoskeletal
Neuromuscular
Cardiopulmonary
Integumentary
- determine whether conditions are comorbidities and or complicating factors
- determine whether referral to additional healthcare are provider is needed
What is important about tests and measures:
- Anthropometric
- Postural alignment and position (dynamic + static)
- ROM: (AROM, PROM, Flexibility testing)
- Muscle performance: resisted tests, MMT, muscle tension
- Motor function
- Cranial and peripheral nerve integrity
- Reflex integrity
- Sensory Integrity
- Joint integrity and mobility
- Pain
- Assistive/adaptive devices
- orthotic, protective, supportive devices
- ergonomics and body mechanics
- self care and home management
- Gait, Locomotion, Balance
- Work, community, and leisure integration or reintegration
- Special Tests
gather specific data, choose specific components as well as order of exam based on pt history
Possible components:
- Anthropometric
- Postural alignment and position (dynamic + static)
- ROM: (AROM, PROM, Flexibility testing)
- Muscle performance: resisted tests, MMT, muscle tension
- Motor function
- Cranial and peripheral nerve integrity
- Reflex integrity
- Sensory Integrity
- Joint integrity and mobility
- Pain
- Assistive/adaptive devices
- orthotic, protective, supportive devices
- ergonomics and body mechanics
- self care and home management
- Gait, Locomotion, Balance
- Work, community, and leisure integration or reintegration
- Special Tests
Common sx with: DJD and OA
(5)
- when is it painful
- what decreases pain
- what increases pain
- is it constant or intermittent
- what does pain feel like
- PAIN and STIFFNESS upon RISING
- Pain EASES through the morning 4-5 hours
- Pain increases with REPETITIVE BENDING activities
- CONSTANT awareness of discomfort with episodes of exacerbation
- Describes pain as more SORENESS and NAGGING
Common sx with: Facet Joint Dysfunction
(5)
- when is it painful
- ROM change?
- what does pain feel like
- what decreases pain
- what increases pain
- STIFF upon rising and pain EASES within an HOUR
- loss of motion accompanied by PAIN
- Pain described as SHARP with certain motions
- Sx usually reduced with movement in pain-free range
- Sx increase with STATIONARY POSITIONS
Common sx with: Discal Dysfunction with nerve root compromise
(4)
- any position decrease pain
- what increase pain
- what does pain feel like
- patient complaint about ADL and strength
- NO pain in RECLINED/SEMIRECLINED position
- Pain increases with increasing WB activities
- Describes pain as SHOOTING, BURNING, or STABBING
- pt may describe altered strength or ability to perform ADLs
Common sx with: Spinal Stenosis
(5)
- is pain related to position?
- What position increases/decreases pain?
- What does pain feel like?
- What brings on sx?
- Once assuming resting position, how long will pain persist?
- Pain is related to POSITION
- FLEXED positions decrease pain/ EXTENDED position increase pain
- Describes sx as NUMBNESS, TIGHTNESS, or CRAMPING
- WALKING for any distance brings on sx
- Pain may persist for HOURS after assuming resting position
Common sx with: Vascular Claudication
(5)
- Is pain related to position?
- What brings on pain?
- What relieves pain?
- What does pain feel like?
- Common sign?
- Pain is consistent in ALL SPINAL POSITIONS
- Pain is brought on by PHYSICAL EXERTION
- Pain is relieved promptly with REST (1-5) minutes
- Pain is described as NUMBNESS
- Pt usually has DECREASED/ABSENT PULSES
Common sx with: Neoplastic Disease
(3)
- What does pain feel like?
- What resolves the pain?
- Common sign?
- pt describes pain as GNAWING, INTENSE, or PENETRATING
- pain is NOT resolved by changes in position, time of day, or activity level
- Pain will wake the patient
Plain Film Radiographs = Xrays
- What is it used for?
- How it works: what makes it whiter?
- # of views needed
- Pros (3)
- Cons (2)
- BONY TISSUES: dysfunction +/or disease of bones
- Beams pass through tissues: varying gray depending on density of tissue: More dense(bone) => whiter
- 2 views (superimposed–cannot see pathology 1 view): ie: anterior-posterior, lateral
- Readily AVAILABLE, INEXPENSIVE shows BONY ANATOMY well
- RADIATION exposure, does not demonstrate soft tissues)
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
- What is it used for?
- How it works?
- How many planes shown?
- Pros (3)
- Cons (2)
- BONY and SOFT TISSUE:
Complex fx, facet dysfunction, disc disease, stenosis of spinal canal or IV foramen - Plain film slices enhanced by computer to improve resolution.
- Multiplanar so can image in any plane; tissue viewed from multiple directions
- CT quality + visualization of BONY structures > xray, demonstrates SOFT TISSUE structures [
Discography
- What is it used for?
- How it works?
- Cons?
- Identify disc abnormalities: specific identify internal disc disruptions of nucleus and/or annulus
- Radiopaque dye is injected into the disc, needle is inserted into the disc with radiography (flouroscopy)
- Requires high skill and equipment, $, may be painful, risk infection (invasive)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging : MRI
- What is it used for?
- How it works?
- Pros (2)
- Cons (3)
- Demonstrates BONY (T1) and Soft Tissue (T2)
- Uses 2 types of images:
T1 = assess bony anatomy: demonstrates fat within the tissues
T2 = assess soft tissue: demonstrates tissue with high water content [suppresses fat] - Excellent visualization of tissue anatomy, uses magnetic fields not radiation
- $, pt claustrophobia not tolerate well, cannot use if pt has metalic implant
**open MRI better quality than closed MRI
MRI
T1 vs T2
T1 = assess BONY anatomy: demonstrates FAT within the tissues
T2 = assess SOFT TISSUE: demonstrates tissue with high WATER content [suppresses fat]
Arthrography
- Identify abnormalities in joints [tendon rupture]
- demonstrates anatomy where fluid moves within a joint
inject water soluble dye into area and observed with radiograph : dye is observed as it surrounds tissues - $, risk because invasive
Bone Scans
- when is it used?
- how does it work?
- Demonstrate hot spot of increased metabolic activity:
- RA
- Stress fracture
- Bone infection
- Bone cancer - Radioactive tracer chemicals injected: isotopes settle at high metabolic activity bone
Diagnostic ultrasound
- What it is used for?
- How it works?
- Pros (3)
- Cons (5)
- SOFT TISSUE dysfunction
- transmission high frequency sound waves
- Real-time dynamic images, can assess soft tissue dysfunction, NO KNOWN HARMFUL EFFECTS
4. Limited by contrast resolution, small viewing field, how deep it penetrates, POOR PENETRATION OF BONE Data interpretation is subjective [results depend on skill of operator]
Myelography
- What is it used for?
- How it works?
- Cons?
- Dx assess discs and STENOSIS
- Water soluble dye visualized as pass through vertebral canal to observe anatomy
- $ requires overnight hospital stay, side effects [and not as good as MRI or CT and worse side effects]
Why would a patient with musculoskeletal condition be given:
- blood tests
- serum chemistries
- immunological tests
- pulmonary function tests
- arterial blood gas
- fluid analysis
since many patients with musculoskeletal dysfunction present with other medical pathology it is important to monitor clinical laboratory findings
Electrodiagnostic Testing
Why are they used?
Electroneuromyography (ENMG) and Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) tests are commonly used to assess or monitor musculoskeletal conditions
Yergason’s Test
- What does it test for?
- Patient Position
- Action
- Positive
- Integrity of Transverse Ligament
Bicipital Tendonosis/Tendonopathy - Patient Position: Seated, shoulder neutral stabilized against trunk, elbow 90 degrees, forearm pronated
- Action: patient attempts forearm supination and shoulder ER while PT resists it
- (+) Tendon of biceps long head will “pop out” of groove
may reproduce pain in long head of bicep tendon
Speed’s Test
- What does it test for?
- Patient Position
- Action
- Positive
- Bicipital Tendonosis/Tendonopathy
- Patient Position: seated/stand with UE extended, forearms supinated
- Action: pt holds shoulder flexion against resistance
Can also put shoulder in 90 degrees of flexion and PT push UE into extension for eccentric biceps
- (+) reproduce sx (pain) in longhead of biceps tendon
Neer’s Test
- What does it test for?
- Patient Position
- Action
- Positive
- Impingement of soft tissue structures of shoulder complex (longhead of biceps and supraspinatus tendon)
- Patient position: seated
- Action: pt passive: PT brings shoulder into IR and Flexion
[book says abduction]
- (+) reproduction of pain in shoulder region
Supraspinatus Test
- What does it test for?
- Patient Position
- Action
- Positive
= empty can test
- Tear or impingement of supraspinatus tendon or possible subscapular nerve neuropathy
- Patient Position: seated, shoulder 90 degrees without rotation
- Action: pt hold shoulder abduction against resistance
**then do empty can in shoulder IR and 30 degrees horizontal adduction and hold scaption against resistance
- (+) reproduction of pain in supraspinatus tendon and/or weakness while in empty can position