Week 7- Objective exam Flashcards
how to check for LLD
Feet together. Can also check supine tibia and femur length
Types of scoliosis
Degenerative and idiopathic
Scoliosis-
two alternating curves- one lumbar and one thoracic
How to perform VBI
Performed with the patient continuing to talk to look for changes in speaking and cognition
How to differentiate neural component of shoulder flexion
Side bend head or bend elbow
Force progression
-Functional
-AROM
-AROM+OP/ repeated/sustained
-Passive physiological motion
-Passive accessory
reason for OP
Assess end feel, test difference of AROM and PROM and increase vigor
OP not indicated
When irritable, safety concern, or pt apprehension
difference of 4-, 4 and 4+ and 4++
4- to resistance
4 in resistance
4+ to end of motion
4++ increased force
Difference of 3 and 4 grade mobs
4 small amplitude- but NOT a progression
Reflexes
Quads- L3-4
Hamstring- L5-S1
Gastroc- S1
myotomes
L1-3- hip flexor
L3-4- quads
L4- tib anterior
L5- EHL
L5-S1- peroneals and hamstring
S1- gastroc
S2- FDL
neural dynamics progression
Knee extension
SLR-neck flexion, add df
Slump