ROM UE Flashcards
PART 1- SHOULDER ROM
PART 1- SHOULDER ROM
What are the 5 movements of the shoulder?
- ) Flexion
- ) Extension
- ) Abduction
- ) Medial (Internal) Rotation
- ) Lateral (External) Rotation
Shoulder Flexion:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 180 (115 GH)
- ) hook lying supine w/ palm facing body
- ) firm (firm GH)
- ) F=greater tubercle; S=midaxillary line; M=lateral midline of humerus
Shoulder Extension:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 60 (20 GH)
- ) prone w/ face turned away w/ palm facing body
- ) firm (firm GH)
- ) F=greater tubercle; S=midaxillary line; M=lateral midline of humerus (lateral epicondyle)
Shoulder Abduction:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 180 (120-125 GH)
- ) supine w/ shoulder lateral rotation
- ) firm (firm GH)
- ) F=acromial process; S=parallel to midline of sternum; M=midline of humerus (medial epicondyle)
Shoulder Medial Rotation (IR):
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 70 (49 GH)
- ) supine w/ shoulder in 90 degrees ABD and humerus supported by towel
- ) firm (firm GH)
- ) F=olecranon process; S=perpendicular to floor; M=midline of ulna
Shoulder Lateral Rotation (ER):
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 90 (94 GH)
- ) supine w/ shoulder in 90 degrees ABD and humerus supported by towel
- ) firm (firm GH)
- ) F=olecranon process; S=perpendicular to floor; M=midline of ulna
PART 2- ELBOW AND WRIST ROM
PART 2- ELBOW AND WRIST ROM
What are the 2 movements of the elbow?
- ) Flexion
2. ) Extension
What are the 6 movements of the wrist?
- ) Pronation
- ) Supination
- ) Flexion
- ) Extension
- ) Radial Deviation
- ) Ulnar Deviation
Elbow Flexion:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 150
- ) supine w/ full supination and towel placed under distal humerus
- ) usually soft (can be hard w/ no muscle)
- ) F=lateral epicondyle; S=lateral midline of humerus; M=lateral midline of radius
Elbow Extension:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 0
- ) supine w/ full supination and towel placed under distal humerus
- ) usually soft (can be hard w/ no muscle)
- ) F=lateral epicondyle; S=lateral midline of humerus; M=lateral midline of radius
Pronation:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 80
- ) sitting w/ elbow flexed to 90 degrees and forearm supported, begin w/ thumb pointed up
- ) hard (contact between ulna/radius) or firm (tension in IO membrane)
- ) F=lateral to ulnar styloid process; S=parallel to anterior midline of humerus; M=across dorsal aspect of forearm
Supination:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 80
- ) sitting w/ elbow flexed to 90 degrees and forearm supported, begin w/ thumb pointed up
- ) firm
- ) F=medial to ulnar styloid process; S=parallel to anterior midline of humerus; M=across ventral aspect of forearm
Wrist Flexion:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 80
- ) sitting w/ shoulder ABD to 90 and elbow flexed to 90, supported on table w/ arm hanging off
- ) firm
- ) F=lateral aspect of triquetrum; S=lateral midline of ulna; M=lateral midline of 5th metacarpal
Wrist Extension:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 70
- ) sitting w/ shoulder ABD to 90 and elbow flexed to 90, supported on table w/ arm hanging off
- ) firm
- ) F=lateral aspect of triquetrum; S=lateral midline of ulna; M=lateral midline of 5th metacarpal
Wrist Radial Deviation:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 20
- ) sitting w/ shoulder ABD to 90 and elbow flexed to 90, supported on table
- ) hard
- ) F=dorsal aspect of capitate; S=dorsal midline of forearm; M=dorsal midline of 3rd metacarpal
Wrist Ulnar Deviation:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 30
- ) sitting w/ shoulder ABD to 90 and elbow flexed to 90, supported on table
- ) firm
- ) F=dorsal aspect of capitate; S=dorsal midline of forearm; M=dorsal midline of 3rd metacarpal
PART 3- METACORPOPHALANGEAL (MCP) ROM
PART 3- METACORPOPHALANGEAL (MCP) ROM
What are the 3 movements of the MCP joints?
- ) Flexion
- ) Extension
- ) Abduction
MCP Flexion:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 90
- ) sitting w/ forearm and hand resting on surface, wrist in neutral ulnar/radial deviation and pro/supination
- ) hard or firm
- ) F=dorsal aspect of MCP joint; S=dorsal midline of metacarpal; M=dorsal midline of proximal phalanx
MCP Extension:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 45
- ) sitting w/ forearm and hand resting on surface, wrist in neutral ulnar/radial deviation and pro/supination, avoid full flex/ext of DIP and PIP joints
- ) firm
- ) F=dorsal aspect of MCP joint; S=dorsal midline of metacarpal; M=dorsal midline of proximal phalanx
MCP Abduction:
- ) What is the ROM norm?
- ) What is the testing position?
- ) What is the end feel?
- ) What is the alignment (fulcrum, stationary, moving)?
- ) 20
- ) sitting w/ forearm and hand resting on surface, wrist in neutral ulnar/radial deviation and pro/supination
- ) firm
- ) F=dorsal aspect of MCP joint; S=dorsal midline of metacarpal; M=dorsal midline of proximal phalanx
PART 4- PROXIMAL (PIP) AND DISTAL (DIP) INTERPHALANGEAL ROM
PART 4- PROXIMAL (PIP) AND DISTAL (DIP) INTERPHALANGEAL ROM