Sensory Assessment Flashcards
State the Superficial Sensation
- Pain Perception
- Temperature Awareness
- Touch Awareness
- Pressure Awareness
This test is also called a sharp/dull discrimination and indicates the function of protective sensation.
Pain Perception
Ability to distinguish warm or cool stimuli
Temperature awareness
Determines the perception of tactile touch input
Touch Awareness
The therapist’s fingertip or a double-tipped cotton swab is used.
Pressure Awareness
State the Deep Sensations
- Kinesthesia Awareness
- Proprioceptive Awareness
- Vibration Perception
Test for awareness of movement
Kinesthesia Awareness
Examines joint position sense and awareness of joints at rest
Proprioceptive awareness
Requires a tuning fork that has 128 Hz
Vibration perception
State the Combined Cortical Sensations
- Stereognosis Perception
- Tactile Localization
- Two-point discrimination
- Double Simultaneous Stimulation
- Grapesthesia
- Recognition of Texture
- Baragnosis
Determines the ability to recognize the form of an object by touch
Stereognosis perception
Determines the ability to localize the touch sensation on the skin
Tactile localization
Determines the ability to perceive two points applies to the skin simultaneously
Two-point discrimination
Determines the ability to perceive simultaneous touch stimuli
Double simultaneous simulation
Determines the ability to recognize letters, numbers, or designs written on the skin
Graphesthesia
