Shoulder lab

Question 1

Patients need ______ tone in shoulder

_________ tone in elbow

__________ tone in hand

Answer 1

higher tone in shoulder for stabilizing

lower tone in elbow for motion

higher tone in hand for grasping

Question 2

UE weightbearing should progress from shoulder ___________ to shoulders more _____________

Answer 2

from shoulders in flexion (in front of body) to shoulders in extension (next to body)

Question 3

What is the sequence of Hold Relax Active Contraction

Answer 3

Hold against resistance -> relax -> push limb further into stretch with agonist muscle -> immediately hold against resistance again -> keep going