Musculoskeletal System 1 Flashcards
Order of MSK examination (6)
- Inspection
- ROM evaluation
- Muscle strength evaluation
- Reflexes and other neurological eval
- Special Tests
- Palpation
Joint-locking, crepitus indicates…
Meniscal injury
Give-way indicates
Ligamentous or meniscal injury
Weakness indicates
Neurological , myopathy, tendinopathy, or muscle injury
Clicking, popping, tearing sensations indicate
Soft tissue injury or tear
Tremor, spasm, and weakness indicate
Neurological or muscle injury
Tendonitis
Acute inflammation of a tendon
Tendinosis
Chronic degeneration of a tendon
Tenosynovitis
Inflammation of a sheath of a tendon
Strain
Trauma to a muscle
Sprain
Trauma to a ligament
Arthrosis
Joint degenderation
Smooth weakness indicates
May be neurological weakness
Painful weakness indicates
Most likely MSK weakness but could be neurological
Resistance tests evaluate
Muscles and tendons
C5
Elbow flexors and shoulder abductors
C6
Wrist extensors