Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
Antalgic Trendelenburg Gait Gluteus medius affected
hip abductor is weak
Lateral shoulders sway toward affected side during stance phase
Antalgic Gluteus Maximus
Weak hip extensor
Lurch backward
Varus
apex points away from body (varies from the body)
Valgus
apex points toward body
Hinge joint movements
elbow, knee*
Flex/extend
Wrist movements
2 planes:
Flex/extend
Abduction/adduction
Shoulder, hip movements
3 planes:
Flex/extend
Abduction/adduction
Internal/external rotation
C5-C7 innervate…
dermatome : shoulder, thumb-middle finger
Muscles: deltoid, biceps, triceps
Components of MSK exam:
Gait, Trunk, Extremities, Joines, Neuro, Vascular
Error in the curvature of cervical or lumbar spine
Lordosis (hyper, hypo)
L4-S1 innervate…
muscles: hip extensors, abductors + ankle dorsi/plantar flexion
Three dimentional, side-side, rotational spine deformity
Scoliosis
Knee joint has these movements
Flexion, Extention, some rotation
contract at the end of gait to resist forward movement
hamstrings
Reason for symptoms at C-spine and L-spine
Junction between more and less mobile areas