Musculoskeletal I Flashcards
1
Q
spurling and distraction
A
nerve root compression
2
Q
straight leg raise and bragard’s
A
sciatic nerve tension
3
Q
impingement tests
A
neers, hawkins
4
Q
rotator cuff tests
A
arm drop, empty can, lift off
5
Q
biceps tendon tests
A
speeds test, yergason’s
6
Q
instability test
A
apprehension
7
Q
cozen’s test
A
lateral epicondylitis
8
Q
maudsley’s test
A
lateral epicondylitis (3rd finger)
9
Q
tinel sign
A
carpal tunnel - ulnar neuropathy (tapping base of thumb)
10
Q
phalen’s test
A
carpal tunnel (dorsal hands together)
11
Q
definition: de quervain’s tenosynovitis
A
swelling or stenosis of sheath surrounding APL and EPB
12
Q
finkelstein’s test
A
de quervain’s tenosynovitis (thumb in fist)
13
Q
thumb grind test
A
osteoarthritis for CMC, MCP joints
14
Q
patrick’s (FABER) test
A
SI joint vs hip joint pathology
15
Q
thomas’ sign
A
hip flexor tightness or contracture
