upper extremity

Question 1

trapezius

Answer 1

-rotate and sidebend head to the side
-occiput is in contact with the middle finger of practitioner
-forearm is on side of head and push shoulder down
-relax, and pull head round as to sidebend more
-repeat to both sides

Question 2

spleni and semispinalis

Answer 2

-lift head up and push down into pillow
-breathe and push head up more
-can cross forearms

Question 3

pec minor sidelying

Answer 3

-patient sidelying with arms folded and knees bent. patient is balanced on their shoulder
-ulnar contact on medial border of scap
-protract shoulder forward

Question 4

subscapularis

Answer 4

-supine
-externally rotate shoulder
-patient try to push wrist down to their feet
-practitioner pushes shoulder into more external rotation (backwards)

Question 5

infraspinatus & teres minor

Answer 5

-supine
-internally rotate shoulder
-patient tries to push up to head
-practitioner internally rotates more

Question 6

pectoralis minor supine

Answer 6

-supine
-patient places hand on back (ulnar contact on opposite scap with thumb inside scap of shoulder)
-push their shoulder into the couch whilst patient pushes it up into ceiling
-can do sidelying

Question 7

pectoralis major

Answer 7

-arm is bent by head, push into their pec
-patient pushes up into ceiling
-stretch arm down more

Question 8

pec major sitting

Answer 8

-patients hand is on their hips
-pull their shoulders back
-they push their shoulder forward

Question 9

lat dorsi supine

Answer 9

-arm stretched back and they try to push down to feet
-practitioner pushes back more

Question 10

lat dorsi sidelying

Answer 10

-arm up by head
-try to push elbow down to hips
-fix off on hip and push arm into a further stretch

Question 11

lat dorsi sitting

Answer 11

-patient crosses arm across body
-push them into thoracic rotation
-patient tries to push out of rotation

Question 12

short lever lat dorsi

Answer 12

-sidelying
-push into stretch from ribs instead of hips

Question 13

lev scap

Answer 13

-supine
-rotate, sidebend and flex head
-patient pushes into my forearm
-practitioner pushes into a further stretch

Question 14

supraspinatus

Answer 14

-patient sitting. Stand behind patient
-cross arm against body. Hold shoulder and cross around to forearm
-patient tries to abduct while practitioner pushes into adduct
-new barrier= cross across body more

Question 15

rhomboid

Answer 15

supine–> fix off on medial scap border on contralateral side and bring arm over
sidelying–> palpate medial border through patients arms and bring shoulder forward

Question 16

biceps

Answer 16

bicep curl
new barrier= more extension

Question 17

triceps

Answer 17

opposite
start more flexed and push down
add more flexion