Sensation Testing Flashcards
Dorsal Tract
-light touch
-crude touch
-vibrator
-proprioception
Anterolateral Tract
-pain
-temperature
Touch Detection
-“tell me when you feel it”
-3-5x in each dermatome
-0-5 grade
Light Touch Localization
-“where am i touching you”
Mononeuropathy
-perform in 3 regions in peripheral area
Sharp/Dull
-test for mononeuropathy
-use dull and sharp side of safety pin
-“do you feel sharp or dull”
Vibration
-tuning fork on bony landmarks
-“tell me when it starts and ends”
Proprioception
-reposition body parts and ask about the change
-5x
Kinesthesia
-perform eyes clothes and have them mirror movements
2 point discrimination
-“1 or 2 points”
Stereognosis
-object identification in hand
Graphesthesia
-draw letter in hand
Protective Sensation
-both tracts
-bottom of feet (9) and dorsum (1)
-monofilament
Parietal Lobe Screen
-“touch your left middle finger to your right shoulder”
-where am i touching you
-count down by 7s
-mirror movements