SKELETAL AND MUSCULAR SYSTEM Flashcards
- Moving patient forward, back, sideways
- Ankle vs hip vs stepping strategy
- test under diffrent conditions: eoft surface, eyes closed with head movements
Nudge test
- spastic lower limbs, and movemnt on stiff, jerky movements
Scissors gait
- shufflig gait, very stiff manner
Parkinsonian gait
- flexes are raises the knee higher than usual
Steppage gait
Fixed arm held close to body while coient drags toe of leg
Spastic hemiparesis
Foot drop walk
Steppage gait
Stopped over posture with flexed hips and knees
Parkinsonian gait
Knees are together and the legs cross in front of another
Scissors gait
room should be comfortable and well
Client preparation
Muscles
If the client can’t move the parts againts resistance, ask the client to move the part againts?
Gravity
Document muscle strength by using
Standard scale
Articulation between the temporal bone and the mandible
Temporomandibular joint
Junction between the manubrium of thr sternum and the clavicle
Sternoclavicular
Articulation of the head of the humerus
shoulder
Articulation between the unla and the radius of the lower arm and the humerus of the upper arm
Elbow
Articulation between the distal radius, ulnar bone , carpals and the metacarpals
Wrist, Fingers, Thumb
Congenital condition wherein two or more digits are fused together
SYNDACTYLY
Congenital condition wherein there are supernumerary fingers or toes
POLYDACTYLY
articulation between the head of the femur and acetabulum
Hip
Articulation of the femur, tibia and patella
Knee
Deformity in which one or both legs are bent outward at the knee
GENU VARUM
A deformity in which the legs are curved inward, so that the knees are close together and strike each other as the person walks, and the ankles are widely seperated
GENU VALGUM
True or false
Ask about past problems with sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, arthritis, gout, backache, bursitis, osteomyelitis, scoliosis, or flat feet.
True
True or False
as the client had tests involving the musculoskeletal system such as skeletal radiographs or electromyography (results)?
True