Tests Flashcards
hip ROM
flexion: 120
extension: 30
abduction: 45
adduction: 30
external rotation: 45
internal rotation: 45
knee ROM
flexion: 130-150
extension: 0-15
ankle ROM
dorsiflexion: 20
plantarflexion: 45
eversion: 20
inversion: 30
adam’s position
have patient flex forward, check for changes in scoliosis
amoss sign
patients gets up from lying position
beevor’s
observe umbilicus as they do a crunch
chest expansion
measuring tape, measure at max exhale and max inhale
forestier bowstring
bend lateral from side to side
rib motion test
hold ribs, have them inhale and exhale, watch for equal rib expansion
shepelmann’s
patient seated, raise arms above head, laterally bend
angalgia
patient leans to one side to alleviate pain
SLR
lift symptomatic leg off table, ask when they feel pain
bragards
flex foot if positive SLR
sicard’s
flex toe is positive SLR and bragard’s
bechterew’s
patient seated, extend leg out, apply pressure if no pain
slump
patient is maximally slumped, extend knee
crossed SLR
extend unaffected leg
fajersztajn’s
flex foot if positive crossed SLR
cox
patient will lift ipsilateral hip to alleviate pain
ely’s
patient prone, flex affected leg to opposite butt cheek
femoral nerve traction
patient on unaffected side, extend upper thigh back
heel/toe
have patient walk on heel and toe
kemps
start by leaning forward on opposite side of pain, roll, them to other knee, have them extend back as far as they can go from that lateral position, press down
laseque
patient flexes hip and knee to 90 degrees, then extends leg
lindner’s
patient seated or supine, flex head to chest
milgram’s
patient supine, lifts feel 6 inches off table, hold for 30 seconds
minor’s
getting up by walking hands up thighs
nachlas’s
patient prone, lift leg to same butt cheeck
quick test
5 deep squats with a bounce at bottom
bilateral leg lowering test
lift legs all the way up, patient slowly brings them back down, have them stop halfway
anterior innominate
patient brings unaffected foot forward, flex forward until back heel is off of ground
belt
patient bends forward, note pain
doctor puts innominate on their sacrum and have them do it again, note pain
erichsen’s
make a double IN ilium
gaenslen’s
lift unaffected knee to patient’s chest, keep other leg on table