wk 4- musculoskeletal Flashcards
principles of MSK
the 4 domains.
Domain A- person centred approaches
B- Assessment, investigations and diagnosis
C- condition management, interventions and prevention
D- service and professional development
what is the process of determining a diagnosis with a patient in general terms
use knowledge about other cases and the patients history to find a clinical prediction by comparing what is similar and not similar between the cases and the symptoms/history. if sinister differential diagnosis are yet to be eliminated or where no clinical test powerful enough to confirm a condition, then a highly sensitive/specific investigations are required.
- clinical prediction
- clinical tests
- investigations
indications of MSK 4
joint pain
regional or general pain or stiffness
muscle weakness or injury
systematic problems
common MSK conditions
rare MSK conditions
signals/symptoms that indicate the need for specialists
signals/symptoms that indicate the need for specialists
signals/symptoms that indicate the need for specialists
how to screen red flags
- musculoskeletal history
- symptoms from joint or soft tissue
- chronic or acute
- always exclude a potential systemic disease
aims of musculoskeletal assessment 5
- Identify site of the primary problem
- Identify secondary problems and relate them to the primary problem
- Identify the cause of the primary problem e.g. poor posture
- Devise an appropriate treatment plan based on the assessment data
- Monitor the progress of the condition using subsequent assessment
where is the location of the COG and how much
55% of body height which is anterior to S2 vertebra
determinants of gait 9
- Pelvic rotation
- Pelvic tilting
- Lateral displacement of
the body - Knee flexion
- Knee mechanism
- Ankle mechanism
- Trunk, neck, arm swing
what determines pelvic oblique tilt and what does the tilt do for the COG and gait
The magnitude of tilt is controlled by the hip abductors on the stance side.
- Pelvis tilt reduces the apex of the
COG trajectory - Pelvis tilt introduces the need for
knee flexion during swing (so the foot
can clear the ground)
position of a body part in the 3 planes, what directions are they in
Sagittal Plane
ØMedial vs lateral (towards vs away from midline)
* Frontal Plane
ØAnterior vs posterior (in front vs behind)
* Transverse Plane
ØDistal vs proximal (away vs towards centre)* Dorsal vs plantar (foot)
joint motion in the planes what movements occur (4 planes)
Sagittal Plane
ØFlexion
ØExtension
§Dorsiflexion
§Plantarflexion
Frontal plane
ØThigh & leg
§Abduction & adduction
ØFoot
§Inversion & eversion
- Transverse plane
ØThigh & leg
§Internal and external rotation
ØFoot
§Adduction & abduction - Triplanar motion
ØPronation
§Dorsiflexion, eversion, abduction
ØSupination
§Plantarflexion, inversion, adduction