Week 2 - Assessment 2

Question 1

What scale can be used to grade high tone

Answer 1

Modified Ashworth Scale

Question 2

What do we want to watch out for when testing for strength?

Answer 2

Associated reactions

Question 3

What sensory tests are done?

Answer 3

Proprioceptive
Sharp and blunt
2 point sensation
Light and deep
Stereognosis

Question 4

Give two sensory receptors in muscle and describe what they respond to

Answer 4

Muscle spindles - quick stretch

Golgi tendon - muscle tension

Question 5

Give two sensory receptors found in joints and what they respond to

Answer 5

Pacinian Corpuscles and free nerve endings - vibration, pressure and pain
Ruffini endings and Golgi type endings - vibration, pressure and pain

Question 6

Give the sensory receptors found in skin and what they respond to

Answer 6

Merkel discs, Meissners Corpuscles, Ruffini endings, Pacinian Corpuscles, Free nerve endings - mechanical pressure, thermal, nociceptive input

Question 7

What scale can you use to grade sensation

Answer 7

Fugl-Meyer

Nottingham Sensory Assessment

Question 8

Give two tests for coordination

Answer 8

Finger to nose

Heel to shin

Question 9

What is the name for problems with rapid movements and what patients may struggle with this?

Answer 9

Dysdiadochokinesis - PD patients

Question 10

What might you assess in a functional assessment?

Answer 10

Rolling L to R
Lying to sitting
Sitting balance
Sit to stand
Standing balance
Gait
Steps and Stairs
Reaching
PADLS
DADLS