Practical - Elimination Tests Flashcards
What are the (4) components of elimination tests?
- ) LQS
- ) Neurological Screening
- ) Other Screening Tests
- ) Special Tests
What are the components of the LQS?
- ) AROM (Lumbar, Hip, Knee, Ankle)
- ) Squat
- ) Unilateral Squat vs Modified Lunge
- ) Walking on Toes (10 steps)
- ) Walking on Heels (10 steps)
What are the (3) components of the Neurological Screening Tests?
- ) Dermatomes
- ) Myotomes
- ) DTRs
Describe dermatome testing.
- L1 = Proximal Anterior Thigh
- L2 = Middle Anterior Thigh
- L3 = Medial Knee
- L4 = Medal Ankle
- L5 = Dorsum of Foot
- S1 = Lateral Ankle
- S2 = Medial Posterior Leg
Describe myotome testing.
- L1/L2 = Hip Flexion
- L3 = Knee Extension
- L4 = Ankle DF
- L5 = Great Toe Extension
- S1 = Ankle PF
- S2 = Knee Flexion
Describe the DTRs.
- L4 = Quads
- L5 = Extensor Digitorum Brevis
- S1 = Achilles
What is performed after LQS and Neurological Screening?
Special Tests
What are the diagnosis for the L-Spine and what elimination tests are used for each?
HNP/Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Slump Test
- SLR Test
Z-Joint Pain
-Extension-Rotation Test
Lumbar Stenosis
-CPR (bilateral symptoms, leg>back, pain walking/standing, pain alleviation with sitting, age>48)
Compression Fracture
-Lumbar Percussion
What are the diagnosis for the Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) and what elimination tests are used for each?
Postpartum Posterior Pelvic Pain (PPPP)
-Active SLR
Pelvic Ring Fracture
-Hip Flexion Test
Bursitis, Abscess, Tumor in Buttock
-Sign of the Buttock
What are the diagnosis for the Hip and what elimination tests are used for each?
Glut Tendinopathy
-Resisted External Derotation Test
Intra-Articular Hip Pathology
- FADDIR
- Thomas Test
Fracture
- Patellar-Pubic Percussion Test
- Fulcrum Test
What are the diagnosis for the Knee and what elimination tests are used for each?
Meniscus Lesion
-Joint Line Tenderness
What are the diagnosis for the Lower Leg and what elimination tests are used for each?
Anterior Ankle Impingement
- Forced DF Test
- CPR of Impingement (anteriolateral ankle joint tenderness, anteriolateral ankle joint swelling, pain with forced DF, pain with single-leg squat, pain with activities, absence of ankle instability)
