Objective Exam Flashcards
What are you looking for in the objective exam?
Patterns of movement and restrictions
What are you hoping to do in an objective exam?
reproduce symptoms, confirm or rule out hypotheses
What is step one of the objective exam?
collect, test, measure objective data
What is step 2 of the objective exam?
analyze data, establish working Dx
What is step 3 of the objective exam?
Determine prognosis
What is step 4 of the objective exam?
Formulate the plan of treatment
What are the two physiologic motion test?
active and passive ROM
What is the accessory motion test?
Joint play
What are you looking for in a motion test?
- quality of movement 2. quantity of movement 3. symptom response
In which motion test is the examiner taking the joint through the ROM with the patient relaxed?
Passive ROM
In which motion test is the the test applied to normal ROM to reproduce symptoms?
Active ROM
You wish to measure shoulder flexion AROM. Which of the below is MOST APPROPRIATE to use to objectively measure this?
goniometer
You want to measure a patients neck flexion range of motion (ROM). Which instrument, assuming available in the clinic, is most appropriate for performing this?
inclinometer
How should you assess ROM?
bilaterally and compare
How many repetitions are recommended for a realistic measurement?
2
What is the first step in measuring ROM?
Position the patient
What is the second step in measuring ROM?
locate the bony landmarks
What is the third step in measuring ROM?
Place goniometer
What is the fourth step in measuring ROM?
align the arms of the goniometer
What is the fifth step in measuring ROM?
Move the joint through its active or passive ROM
What is the sixth step in measuring ROM?
Read the goniometer at the appropriate ROMs
What is osteokinematics?
directions the bone move when motion occurs “physiologic motions”
What movements are in the sagittal plane?
Flexion, extension
What movements are in the frontal plane?
Abduction, adduction
What movements occur in the transverse plane?
IR/ER, Horizontal ABD/ADD