Shoulder OMM Flashcards
Where does shoulder pain rank in the consultation of primary care?
Third most common
What are the three bones that comprise the shoulder?
Clavicle
Humerus
Scapula
What spinal level does the clavicular spine point to?
T3
What are the 4 joints of the shoulder? Which is false?
Sternoclavicular
Acromioclavicular
Glenohumeral joint
Scapulothoracic= false
What is the motion of the sternoclavicular joint?
Multi-axial
What is the only bony connection of the upper extremity to the axial skeleton?
Sternoclavicuarl joint
What are the three ligaments that are a part of the sternoclavicular joint?
Sternoclavicular
Costoclavicular
Interclavicular
What is the ball and socket joint of the shoulder?
Glenohumeral joint
What is significant about the glenohumeral joint, relative to other joints in the body?
Most mobile
What are the motions of the glenohumeral joint?
Flexion/extension
Abduction/adduction
Medial/lateral rotation
Why is the glenohumeral joint unstable?
Shallow cavity
Where is the glenohumeral joint most unstable?
Anteriorly and inferiorly
What are the three major ligaments of the shoulder joint?
Glenohumeral
Coracohumeral
Transverse humeral
What are the four muscles that are around the glenohumeral joint (rotator cuff) Name them with respect to their anatomical location (i.e. anterior, posterior, superior, inferior).
Superiorly = supraspinatous Anterior = infraspinatous Inferior = teres minor Posterior = subscapularis
Which joint of the shoulder allows the FROM of the UE?
Scapulothoracic joint
What are the spinal nerves roots that are a part of the brachial plexus?
C5-T1
Draw out brachial plexus
Draw
What is scalenus anticus syndrome?
Compression of the brachial plexus between the anterior and middle scalenes