Musculoskeletal Assessments Flashcards
Pain scales
Thermometer Pain Rating Scale
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Numerical Pain Scale
McGill Pain Questionnaire (Ma’am Elaine Fav)
Verbal Descriptor Grading
0 - no pain
1 - slight pain
2- mild pain
3 - moderate pain
4 - severe pain
5 - extreme pain
6 - worst pain
Pain patterns for vascular
Throbbing
Pounding
Pulsing
Beating
Neurogenic pain patterns
Sharp
Crushing
Pinching
Itchy
Stinging
Shooting
Electrical
Musculoskeletal pain patterns
Aching
Sore
Deep
Cramping
Dull
Mnemonics for pain assessment
PQRST
SOCRATES
PQRST
Provoking factors
Quality of Pain
Region and radiation
Severity or associated symptoms
Temporal factors
SOCRATES
Site
Onset
Character
Radiation
Associations
Time course
Severity
Chronic Pain assessment tool
Waddell’s Nonorganic Signs and Behavioral Symptoms
Signs of Tenderness test
superficial
nonanatomic (deep)
Signs of simulation tests
Axial loading
Acetabular rotation
light vertical loading over the pt’s skull reproduces pain on the lumbar region instead of the cervical region
axial loading
lumbosacral pain from upper trunk rotation, back pain reported when the pelvis and shoulders are passively rotated in the same plane as the pt stands.
acetabular rotation
Signs of Distraction Tests
SLR
Double leg raise
when there is same results in SLR in supine and sitting there is a presence of a/an
organic pathology
in what position should SLR be worse/better
Worse in supine
Better in sitting
organic response after SLR
greater degree of double leg raising
Signs of regional disturbances
weakness
sensory disturbances
cogwheeling or giving away of many muscle groups that cannot be explained on neurological basis
weakness
diminished sensation fitting a “stocking” rather than a dermatomal pattern
sensory disturbance
overreaction behaviors during an examination
guarding
bracing
rubbing
sighing
clenching of teeth
grimacing
what are trigger points and in what condition is it present?
pain c deep pressure and often radiates locally
found in myofascial pain syndrome
what are tender points and in what condition is it found
pain c light touch and does not radiate
found in fibromyalgia syndrome
structures affected in fibromyalgia syndrome
cutaneous
subcutaneous
ligaments
tendon
What are the systemic issues in fibromyalgia syndrome?
sleep
emotional issues
fatigue/tiredness
Common sites for digital palpation c approximation
low cervical
2nd rib
lat epicondyle
occipital
trapezius
supraspinatus
gluteal
GT
where can multiple points for fibromyalgia syndrome be found?
Greater Trochanter
components of measuring range of motion
PROM
AROM
normal range
end feel
conditions where an abnormal soft end feel is found
soft tissue edema
synovitis
conditions where abnormal firm end-feel is found
increased muscular tonus
capsular, muscular, ligamentous shortening
conditions where abnormal hard end-fee is found
chondromalacia
OA
loose bodies in jts
Myositis ossificans
Fracture
conditions where empty end feels are found
acute jt inflammation
bursitis
abscess
fracture
psychogenic disorder
hard capsular end feel is found when the pt has
frozen shoulder/adhesive capsulitis
spastic end feel is found when the pt has
UMN lesion
soft capsular end feel is found when the pt has
synovitis or soft tissue edema
bone to bone abnormal end feel is found when the pt has
acute subacromial bursitis
a springy block end feel is found when the pt has
meniscus tear
a mushy tissue stretch is found when the pt has
tight muscle
a late muscle spasm end feel is found when the pt has
spasm due to instability or pain
Accessory jt motion grade 0
ankylosed
joint mob is not indicated; surgery should be considered
Accessory jt motion grade 1
considerable hypomobility
Accessory jt motion grade 2
slight hypomobility
implications of treatment for accessory jt motion grades 1 and 2
grade 3 and 4 joint mobilization for mobility
implications of treatment for accessory jt motion grade 3
no jt mob needed
implications of treatment for accessory jt grade 4 and 5
jt mob grades 3 and 4 are joint mob are contraindicated
accessory jt motion grade 3
normal
accessory jt motion grade 4
slight hypermobility
accessory jt motion grade 5
considerable hypermobility
accessory jt motion grade 6
unstable
strong and painless isometric testing
no lesion
strong and painful isometric testing
minor lesion in ms or tendon
weak and painless isometric testing
disorder of nervous system or neuromuscular junction
disuse atrophy or complete rupture
weak and painful isometric testing
neoplasm or fx
the only reliable and valid assessment tool for shoulder
Shoulder Pain and Disability (SPADI)
ad cap stage 1
first 3 mos
painful shoulder movement, minimal restriction in motion