Practical 2 Flashcards
Hip flexor muscles
Rectus Femoris, Iliacus, and Psoas Major
Hip flexor diagnosis/treatment
–PRONE, knee LESS THAN 90o, stabilize IT, extend hip, asymmetry –ME, pt driving thigh into table
Knee flexor muscles
–Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, and Semitendinosus
Knee flexor diagnosis/treatment
- -SUPINE, hip flexed to 90o, extend knee, asymmetry
- -ME, pt driving heel into table
Knee extensor muscles
Rectus Femoris, Vastus’ Lateralis, Medialis, and Intermedius
Knee extensor diagnosis/treatment
- -PRONE, flex knees, asymmetry
- -ME, pt driving leg into physician hand
Hip adductor muscles
Gracilis, Pectineus, Adductors Magnus, Longus, and Brevis
Hip adductor diagnosis/treatment
- -SUPINE, abduct hip (toes pointed upward), asymmetry
- -ME, pt adducting hip
Hip abductor muscles
Tensor Fascia Lata, and Gluteus’ Medius and Minimus
Hip abductor diagnosis/treatment
- -SUPINE, adduct hip (toes pointed upward) UNDER lifted leg (non-tested leg), asymmetry
- -ME, pt abducting hip
External rotator muscles
Piriformis
External rotator diagnosis/treatments
- -SUPINE, hold ankle and internally rotate thigh, asymmetry
- -BELOW 90 degrees: (hip/knee pain), flex knee, foot placed on lateral side of opp. leg, internally rotate/adduct, ME, pt push knee into physician hand
- -ABOVE 90 degrees: flex knee to 90o, externally rotate hip, flex/adduct hip to barrier, ME, pt pushing thigh into physician hand
Steps of strain/counterstrain
- Locate tender point
- Passively put pt into position into relaxation, where 75-100% improvement, fine tune if needed
- Hold for 90 seconds
- Slowly, passively return pt to original position
- Recheck
Iliacus tender point
LOCATE: 1/3 distance between ASIS and midline, deep posterolateral pressure
TREAT: SUPINE, flex knees/hips to 90 degrees cross ankles, strain/counterstrain
Adductor tender point
LOCATE: anywhere along medial thigh
TREAT: SUPINE, slight hip flexion/external rotation and hip adduction, strain/counterstrain
Piriformis tender point
LOCATE: midpoint of ILA and greater trochanter
TREAT: PRONE, hip flexion GREATER THAN 90 degrees, abduction, fine tune with rotation, strain/counterstrain
Psoas tender point
LOCATE: 2/3 distance between ASIS and midline, DIRECTLY posterior
TREAT: SUPINE, flex knees/hips, pt ankles rest on physician thigh, side-bend on side of dysfunction
Anterior hip capsule
ASSESS: if ROM not achieved with treatment of HIP FLEXORS –> PRONE, apply pressure to proximal femur
TREAT: PRONE, flex knee and gentle extend hip, test for pain, then apply LV/MA with rotation, reassess
Posterior hip capsule
ASSESS: if ROM not achieved with treatment of HIP EXTENSORS –> SUPINE, flex hip to 90o, flex knee, apply posterior force, asymmetry/tightness
TREAT: SUPINE, ASK if pt has Hx of hip/knee injury, test for pain, apply LV/MA with redirection, reassess
Steps to assess innominates
- Standing flexion test
- Muscle imbalances/strain patterns (SUPINE)
- Inflares/outflares
- Pubic compression/pubic shears
- Innominate rotation
- Repeat SFT
- Upslip (if positive)
- Repeat SFT
Innominate inflare assessment
SUPINE, ASIS medial positioning on side with positive SFT