Special Tests And Outcome Tools

Question 1

Painful arc test

Answer 1

Tests rotator cuff 
Start in anatomical position & abduct both arms to head. 
Painful@ shld but will get better
Make sure thumbs are up!
Measure where pain is a goniometer

Question 2

Kennedy Hawkins test

Answer 2

Impingement test of rotator cuff
Pts arm and elbow at 90
Stabilize elbow and with other hand just above the wrist…bring arm into internal rotation

Question 3

Apprehension test

Answer 3

To test shoulder instability
Abd arm to 90 and ext. rotate elbow to 90
Feel for mm guarding or pain
When it hurts apply pressure to humeral head and move further into ER & see if pain goes down cuz hand is acting as rotator cuff

Question 4

Phalens test

Answer 4

For carpel tunnel syndrome
Elbows at 90 & back of hands together
Raise hands but leave elbows and hold for up to 30 seconds

Question 5

Reversed Phalens Test

Answer 5

Prayer position as move hands down and hold for 30 seconds

Question 6

Neers Test

Answer 6

For impingement

Question 7

Slump test

Answer 7

For low back pain
Edge of table sitting
Slump completely and drop head down, then raise one leg up & look for tension in the leg
Stretches the nerves

Question 8

Straight leg test

Answer 8

Supine
Lift leg up slowly to 45
Ask if it replicates the pain
Stretches lumbar plexus and it will be painful
If no pain, int. rotate, ADD, and DF the leg slowly. This works w/sciatic nerve

Question 9

DHI (dizziness handicap inventory)

Answer 9

Eval of self perceived handicaps due to balance disease.

25 questionnaire

Question 10

Tinetti balance test (TT)

Answer 10

Eval to identify pt risk of falling down
Series of gait/balance maneuvers used during normal ADLs
Score is based on performance

Question 11

Fugl Meyer assessment

Answer 11

Used on patients who have had stroke
Tests function & recovery
Pt performs task w unaffected side followed by affected side
30 min to 2 hours
Tests UMN & LMN, balance, proprioception, sensation, joint pain & ROM

Question 12

Foot & ankle measurement test

Answer 12

Used to quantify fx disability in pt with chronic ankle instability
Tests activity limitations from previous week
2 diff questionnaires,faam and faam for athletes

Question 13

DASH

Answer 13

Disabilities of arm, should, and hand

Self reporting questionnaire

Question 14

Lysholm knee scale

Answer 14

8 item questionnaire
Looks at symptoms and fx disabilities resulting from ACL injury or knee ligament instability
Numerical scoring

Question 15

Arthritis self efficacy scale

Answer 15

Questionnaire measuring pain, fx, and other symptoms

Question 16

Berg balance scale

Answer 16

Looks at balance

14 tasks performed and scored between 0-14

Question 17

Oswestry low back pain questionnaire

Answer 17

Back test questionnaire to check for disability

Question 18

Geriatric depression scale

Answer 18

Idk

Question 19

Stroke Impact scale(SIS)

Answer 19

Looks at changes in fx limits following stroke
In depth looks at physical and psychosocial
Administered by clinician

Question 20

Fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire

Answer 20

For low back pain patients
Questionnaire
Each question scored 0-6 on their elites about their pain

Question 21

Pain disability index

Answer 21

Self questionnaire

Measures impact of chronic pain on persons life and ADLs