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When does Assessment of a Client begin?

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It is going to begin as soon as the client comes into the clinic.
Some observations will be made based on the Gait and Posture of the client.

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What does Consent to Asses consist of?

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Confidentiality of the clients info
Why it is important to make an assessment +
What will happen +
Things to wear +
areas to be touched, observed or moved +
May make symptoms temporarily worse +
get client to describe any symptoms +

Does the client have any questions +
Do you have permission to asses +

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What are the 4 components to Assessment?

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Health History (Subjective)
Observations (Objective)
Palpations (Objective)
Ortho testing (Objective)

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What do Assessment results give you?

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The results give you the following info:
History of Clients Health
Chief complaint and Symptoms present
Overall tissue health 
Functional Ability
Specific structures to be involved 
Educate the client on your clinical impression
Precautions and CI's indicated 
Any need for referral is indicated
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What is involved in a Reassessment?

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Judges the effectiveness and outcomes of the Treatment plan.
Monitors the Clients Condition.
Should be done after treatment and at the beginning of the next treatment.
Depending on the clients condition, the reassessment is usually performed between 4-6 weeks.

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What is a Clinical impression?

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A clinical impression is a record of clinical assessment performed to determine what conditions may affect the client before forming a treatment plan.

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What is the goal of a Assessment?

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This is the Clinical impression.

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Can a RMT diagnose a client with a condition?

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No.

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How would a Clinical impression be written?

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The client presents with Signs and Symptoms consistent with ——- Potentially due to ———–.

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What type of Questions would you ask the client for “Client Intake”?

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Open Ended and Close Ended Questions.

General and Specific Questions.

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What is an Example of a Close Ended Question?

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One response like Yes or No.

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What is an example of a Open Ended Question?

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These types of Questions will give your client more options than Yes or No.

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What is an Example of a Specific Question?

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When did the Symptoms Begin?

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What is an Example of a General Question?

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Hows your overall health.

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What is involved in the Health History Interview?

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This uses the “OLDFICARAHM”.

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What does “OLDFICARAHM” Stand for?

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O - Onset 
L - Location 
D - Duration 
F - Frequency
I - Intensity 
C - Characteristics 
A - Aggravating Factors 
R - Reliving Factors 
A - Associated Symptoms 
H - History 
M - Medication
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What are the 4 T’s of palpation?

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Temp
Texture
Tenderness
Tone

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What are the Types of pain?

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Radicular pain
Cutaneous pain
Deep somatic pain 
Visceral pain
Referral Pain
Bone Pain
Vasculature Pain
Functional or Psychological 
Pain can be influenced by emotional state
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What is Radicular pain?

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Nerve root compression
Sharp, shooting, Lightning like
Neurological signs that may correspond to a Dermatome / Myotome pattern.

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What is Cutaneous pain?

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Superficial tissue damage

Sharp, Bright, Burning and well localized

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What is Deep Somatic Pain?

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From muscles, Tendons, Joints, Fascia, Periosteum

Diffuse, Deep, Nagging, Throbing

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What is Visceral pain?

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Visceral Distension or Ischemia.
Sharp localized staging pain in the Abdominal region.
May be poorly localized, Dull or severe.

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What is Referral Pain?

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Cutaneous, Deeper Somatic Or visceral tissue.
Occurs in tissue that is not the original Injury site.
Localized pain.

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What is Bone pain?

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Deep, Nagging and Diffuse.

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What is Vasculature pain?

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Throbbing and diffuse.

26
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What are the Types of Headaches a Client can have?

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Tension
Migrane
Cluster
Temporal Arteritis

27
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What are things to look for when doing a Posterior View Postural Assessment?

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Arches of feet 
medial malleoli 
Tendons & Muscle bulk of Leg & thigh
Fibular Heads 
Varus and valgus knees 
Skin folds 
Greater trochanter 
Iliac crest & PSIS 
SP's / Spine position 
Orientation of arms relative to the trunk 
Inferior angle of Scap 
muscle bulk of erectors and traps 
Mastoid process / Head position 
AC joint 
Scars
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What are things to look for in a client when doing a Anterior view Assessment?

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Are the feet inverted or everted 
Vargus and valgus knees 
Level of Patella 
Muscle bulk of the Anterior thigh
ASIS, Iliac crest levels
Compare levels of fingertips to the thighs
Shape of ribcage 
Level and angle of clavicles 
Head position 
mandibel 
EAM 
Scars
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What are things to look for when doing a lateral view assessment on a client?

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Assess points of the body relative to the plumb line:
Assess for possible Hyperlordosis or Kyphosis. 
Shoulder protraction / Retraction 
Rotation of the pelvis 
Orientation of knees 
EAM
Acromion 
Greater trochanter 
Head of fibula & Lateral Malleoli
30
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What do Deep tendon Reflex test for?

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It is used for assessing the nerves or nerve roots supplying the reflex.
CNS / PNS lesions.

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What is a CNS Lesion?

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Reflex is exaggerated and usually bilateral.

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What is a PNS Lesion?

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Reflex is weak or absent and usually unilaterally.

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What are the points on the body to test reflexs?

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Distal bicep
Brachioradialis
Distal Tricep 
Patellar tendon
Tibialis Posterior 
Semimembranosis 
Achilles
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What does a Distal Bicep Reflex assess for?

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C5

35
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What does a Brachioradialis Reflex Assess for?

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C6

36
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What does a Distal Tricep reflex Assess for?

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C7-C8

37
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What does a Patellar Tendon Reflex Assess for?

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L3-L4

38
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What does a Tibialis Posterior Reflex test for?

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L4-L5

39
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What does a Semimembranosis Reflex test for?

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L5-S1

40
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What does a Achilles Reflex test for?

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S1-S2

41
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What is the Order of Testing?

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Start with (AF) pain free - (PR) assess joints - Muscle strength / Length test.

Use clients signs & Symptoms and observations to choose Special test.

42
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How would you narrow down a condition that a client may have with special test?

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You do this by:
Using special tests that differentiate between conditions that cause similar symptoms are useful to narrowing the source of a clients pain / Dysfunction.

43
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How are test performed (Special / ROM)?

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Always bilaterally starting on the unaffected side first.

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