pGALS Flashcards
1
Q
Screening questions
A
Do you have any pain in your muscles, joints or back?
Do you have any difficulty getting yourself dressed without any help?
Do you have any difficulty going up and down stairs?
2
Q
Gait
A
Walking
Toes
Heels
3
Q
Arms
A
Put arms in front of you Turn them over Make a fist Pinch thumb and finger together Touch tips of fingers with thumb Squeeze MCPs Prayer/backwards prayer Reach up to ceiling Look up at ceiling Put hands behind neck
4
Q
Legs
A
Patellar tap
Active and passive knee
Passive hip internal rotation
5
Q
Spine
A
Open mouth and put three fingers in
Ear to shoulder
Observe from behind
Bend to touch toes
