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Outline of a Musculoskeletal Assessment

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  1. History: Verbal and Written
  2. Observation
  3. Examination: ROM, Muscle Testing, Special Testing, Joint Play,
    Neurological Tests
  4. Palpation
  5. Diagnostic Imaging
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Factors to add in a Health History Form

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  1. Demographics: name, address, contact info etc
  2. Personal Info: Hobbies, work, sports
  3. Past Medical History
  4. Family Medical History
  5. Medications
  6. Presenting Symptom/Condition: Location of pain etc.
  7. Aggregating Factors
  8. Relieving Factors
  9. Concurrent Problems
  10. Previous to and/or imaging
  11. Goals for treatment
  12. Acknowledgment of the the above info is correct
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Benefits of Verbal Subjective History

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  • Allows the clinician to focus on areas of importance from the written history
  • Allows the clinician to “get a feel” for the patients personality
  • Allows the clinician to ask quart ions about the patient’s condition that the patient may not have thought of. Do not lead the patient but do ask closed ended questions
  • Observe body posture, facial expressions, tension level etc.
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Things to look for in Observation

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  1. General Appearance: Deformities, swelling, body shape,
    Emotional state
  2. Posture (Using Plumb line): *Arches
    * Head Position
    * Spinal Curves
    * Location of shoulders
    * Position of hands/knees
    * Position of the scapulas
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What does Pes Cavus mean?

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High Arches

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What does Pes Planus mean?

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Fallen Arches

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What is AROM?

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Patient moves on their own to the end range of the joint being tested

Allows the clinician to see the patients willingness and ability move as well as provide info on where pain begins during movement and behaviour of pain

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What is PROM?

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The therapist passively moves the supported limb with no active contraction of muscle from the patient

Allows the clinician to feel the actual ROM of the joint and the type of end feel

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2 Types of Muscle Testing

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  1. General strength testing: Kendall muscle grading

2. Specific Strength Testing: Isometric muscle grading

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Kendall Muscle Grading Benefits:

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  • Provides in for on muscle strength in relation to joint range
  • Must have full passive ROM
  • Muscles are strongest physiologically when lengthened
  • Muscles are weakest physiologically when shortened
  • Muscles can produce most force in mid range
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Isometric Muscle Testing

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  • Tests contractile structures, bone and bursar by compression
  • No joint movement should occur
  • Just enough resistance to reproduce symptoms “don’t let me move
    You”
  • Provides info on direction and amount of force needed to reproduce
    Symptoms
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Why use Special Tests

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  • To test specific structures
  • Unique to each body area
  • Used to confirm or disconfirm a diagnosis
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4 Types of Special Tests

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  1. Ischemic Tests
  2. Stability Tests
  3. Provocative Tests
  4. Combined movement tests, quadrants
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Types of Neurological Tests

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Myotomes/Key Muscle Testing

Dermatomes

Reflexes

Neural Tension Tests

Cutaneous Distribution

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What are Myotomes?

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Muscles which are supplied by a single segmental level

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What is Key Muscle Testing?

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Muscles which are most representative of given segment

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Procedure for Myotomes:

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Performed in the shortened position and held in a contraction for 6-10 seconds.

Positive Findings: Fading or progressive weakness with repeated
Contractions indicating a neuromuscular lesion

*Characteristics of muscle weakness will have no fading but consistent weakness with repeated contractions

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What’s a Dermatome?

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An area of skin supplied by a single nerve root

Used to evaluate the nerve conductivity to the brain for sensation

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What’s the procedure for using Dermatomes

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The area of interest is tested with sharp and soft sensation

Positive Finding: Altered or decreased sensation

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What are Reflexes?

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To evaluate the mono-synaptic reflex arc involving both afferent and efferent nerves

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Biceps Brachii Reflex Nerves

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Brachioradialis Reflex Nerves

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Triceps Reflex Nerves

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Patella Reflex Nerves

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Hamstrings Reflex Nerves
Medial: L5 - S1 Lateral: S1 - S2
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Achilles Reflex Nerves
S1 - S2
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Reflex Grading System
0 = Absent 1 = Diminished: Hypo-Reflexia 2 = Normal/Average 3 = Exaggerated 4 = Clonus: Hyper-Reflexia
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What is Hypo-Reflexia?
A lower motor neurone lesion with involvement of a nerve root or peripheral nerve
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What is Hyper-Reflexia?
An upper motor neuron lesion
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What is Upper Motor Neuron Testing and what are 3 main tests
Indicates a loss of inhibition from the CNS 1. Hoffman's Reflex 2. Oppenheimer Test 3. Babinski Test
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What's the Hoffman's Reflex Test?
Flicking the finger nail of the index, middle or ring finger *Positive Test: Flexion of the distal phalanx of the thumb and/or Index finger and/or middle finger
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What is the Oppenheimer Test?
Application of a noxious stimulus to the tibial crest or stroking of anteromedial tibial surface * Positive Test: Toes fan upwards * Negative Test: Toes curl
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What is the Babinski Test?
Application of a noxious stimulus to the sole of the foot or stroking the lateral aspect of the foot * Positive Test: Toes fan upwards * Negative Test: Toes Curl
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Purpose of Joint Play and how to do it
Used to assess the accessory movement of a joint. Accessory movement is when a joint isn't under voluntary control but is necessary for full, painless ROM. Done in Open Packed Position *Joint dysfunction signifies a loss of accessory motion*
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Palpation
Always done last to not irritate the area Palpation the structures suspected of being injured for tenderness
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X-Rays
Calcium absorbs the X-ray therefore deficiencies show up as opaque Primarily useful to detect pathology of the skeletal system Can also be used to detect gallstones, kidney stones, pneumonia, lung cancer, pulmonary edema, bowel obstruction *Not useful in imaging soft tissue such as brain and muscle*
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What is a Bone Scan
A nuclear scanning using radiopharmaceuticals taken up by the osteoblast cells *Used for stress fractures, bone cancer, bone infections and bone abnormalities
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What's an Arthrogram?
Images of a joint post injection of a contrast medium. *Used for rotator cuff tears, tendon abnormalities
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What are contraindications for Arthrogram Testing?
Allergic to Latex, Local Anesthesia or contrast medium
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What's a CT or CAT scan?
Computer processed combination of many X-ray images taken at different angles to produce a cross section image A moderate to high radiation diagnostic technique *Used for braving infarction (tissue death due to lack of oxygen), Tumors, calcifications, pulmonary embolism, fracture, ligament injuries, dislocations, haemorrhages
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What's an MRI?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Utilizes magnetic fields and radio waves *Uses for brain, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal
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What are contraindications for an MRI?
Cardiac pacemakers Shrapnel Metallic Foreign Bodies in the eyes Cochlear Implants
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Purpose of a Musculoskeletal Assessment
1. Rule out red flags 2. Identify Contraindications and precautions to treatment 3. Develop a working diagnosis
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What is a normal end feel
1) Soft tissue approximation 2) bone on bone 3) soft tissue stretch (most common)
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What is an abnormal end feel
1) bone on bone 2) mm spasm 3) capsular 4) springy block 5) empty (too much pain/mm guarding)
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