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Question: What is the 's orthopedic test for? Answer: Testing for a third degree or rupture in the Achilles tendon.
Question: How do you the Thompson's test?Answer: Place client in supine position with feet over the edge of the , squeeze the affected gastrocs/soleus.
Question: What is a result for the Thompson's test?Answer: The absence of plantar flexion when the /soleus are squeezed.
Question: What can the Thompson's test be used for?Answer: or Tendinitis.
Question: What does the 'Drop Arm' test for?Answer: The integrity of the cuff, especially the supraspinatus muscle or tendon.
Question: How is the 'drop arm' test ?Answer: Place client in seated position, arm to 90 degrees and instruct client to hold this position, then ask client to slowly adduct the arm back to the starting point.
Question: What a positive 'drop arm' test?Answer: It is positive if the client is unable to return the arm smoothly and slowly to the side or there is pain on the .
Question: What conditions can be with the 'drop arm test'?Answer: and tendinitis.
Question: What is the of the Spurlings test?Answer: To assess the compression of a cervical nerve root or for facet joint irritation in the cervical spine.
Question: How do you the Spurlings test?Answer: Client seated, stand behind the , instruct the client to slowly extend side bend and rotate to the affected side, carefully apply pressure downward on the clients head.
Question: What is a positive indicator of the test?Answer: Radiating pain or other neurological signs on teh affected side. IF is pain local to the neck it means facet joint irritation.
Question: For what conditions you use the Spurlings test?Answer: Headaches, Whiplash, Torticollis, Frozen .
Question: What is the artery test used for?Answer: To assess for circulation deficiency of the artery at the transverse foreman.
Question: How do you perform the artery test?Answer: Client is in the position, instruct the client to rated head fully to one side then extend the neck and hold for 30 seconds. Repeat on other side.
Question: What indicates a vertebral artery test?Answer: It is positive for ischemia or circulation deficiency if the client complains of feel dizzy or gets a circular in the eyes.
Question: Which conditions can you test with the artery test?Answer: .
Question: What is the test used for?Answer: To determine whether pain in swallowing is due to pain in the SCM trigger point.
Question: How do you perform the test?Answer: Place client in seated position, palpate the SCM in a pincer grasp and pressure at a tender point, instruct the client to swallow.
Question: What indicates a positive test for the test?Answer: If the pain diminishes the client swallows the test is positive for TP as the cause of the pain.
Question: What do the swallowing test work for?Answer: Whiplash.
Question: What is the -posterior drawer test used for?Answer: ligaments.
Question: How do you the a/p drawer test?Answer: Place client in supine position, affected knee at 90 degrees, the hip flexed to 45 degrees and foot flat. Sit on the table anchoring the foot under your thigh. Grasp the tibia with thumbs at the tibial plateau, asses the acl by pulling the tibia towards
Question: What is a indication of the A/P test?Answer: IF the tibia anteriorly more then 6mm it is positive for ACL and posterior jt capsule damage.
Question: How do you use the A/P test to test the cruciate ligament?Answer: Use the same placement at the ACL test but push posteriorly. Excessive motion of the tibia = positive for PCL injury.
Question: What test can be used to for a meniscal injury?Answer: 's compression test.
Question: How is the 's Compession test performed?Answer: Place client in prone position with affected knee at 90 degrees, compress the flexed knee jt and the menisci by pushing the clients foot and tibia down into the followed by int/ext rotation.
Question: What is a indication of the Apley's compression test?Answer: If the client reports pain on the medial aspect of the joint the test is for medial meniscus damage, if on lateral side = positive for lateral meniscal injury.
Question: What test can be used to test Fascitis?)Answer: test for gastrocs and soleus.
Question: How do you the gastoc length test?Answer: Place client supine with knee is extended and heel over the edge of the table, grasp the calcaneous with one hand and stabilize the lateral plantar surface in the other, apply traction with dorsiflexion (prevent evert/invert).
Question: What is a indication of the gastroc length test?Answer: Reduced dorsiflexion and gastroc.
Question: What test can be used to test ?Answer: If it is cuff - drop arm test. If it is achilles then the Thompson's test.
Question: What does the 's test test for?Answer: A third degree strain or of the achilles tendon.
Question: How do you the Thompson test?Answer: Client supine with feet over the edge of teh and leg muscles relaxed. Squeeze the affected gastrocs and soleus.
Question: What is a positive outcome for the test?Answer: Absense of plantar flexion when the muscles are .
Question: How do you the drop arm test? Answer: Place client in seated position, abduct arm to 90 degrees and instruct the to slowly adduct.
Question: What is a positive for the drop arm test?Answer: If the client is unable to return the arm and smoothly to their side.
Question: What does the drop arm test for?Answer: To assess the integrity of the rotator cuff, especially the supraspinatus muscles and .
Question: What test can be used to test ?Answer: The ober's test = Pelvis and the shoulder = arc.
Question: What is the of the Ober's test?Answer: To test the of the ITB and TFL by stretching these structures.
Question: How is the Ober's test ?Answer: Client is with affected leg up, place affected knee in full extension, and abduction instruct client to relax fully. Allow leg to lower.
Question: What is a indication of the Ober's test?Answer: If the leg abducted past anatomical position.
Question: What is the arc test used for?Answer: To test for impingement of the supraspinatus tendon.
Question: How is the arc test performed?Answer: the client to slowly abduct the humerus to full range.
Question: What is a result for the painful arc test?Answer: Pain starting at 70 degrees of abduction and eases off at about 130 degrees.
Question: What can be used for Frozen shoulder?Answer: scratch, Spurlings.
Question: What is the scratch test used for?Answer: To combined movements of thfushoulder.
Question: How is the Apley's test performed?Answer: Client seated, instruct the client to reach behind the head and touch as far down the spine as possible, also reach up the back - then .
Question: Is there a test for Apley's?Answer: No, but if the hands don't touch it mean there is restricted movement.
Question: What does the 's test do?Answer: Test for compression of a cervical nerve root or for joint irritation in the lower c-spine.
Question: How do you the Spurling's test?Answer: Instruct the client to extend, side bend, and rotate head to affected side. Carefully downward.
Question: What is a positive for Spurlings?Answer: pain or neurological signs on the affected side.
Question: What tests can be used for ?Answer: /distraction and Spurlings.
Question: When do you use a compression test?Answer: When the cannot rotate or extend the head.
Question: How is the compression test performed?Answer: , stand behind, when client is in neutral carefully apply compression downward onto the clients head.
Question: What is a indication of the C-compression test?Answer: Radiating pain or other neurological in the affected arm.
Question: What is the purpose of the cervical test?Answer: To relieve pressure of the cervical nerve root if there is pain.
Question: How is the cervical distraction test ?Answer: Client is seated, hold head at the and chine, pull up for 30 seconds and then allow cervical muscles to relax.
Question: What is a result of the cervical distraction test?Answer: If the clients pain is relieved, which indicates reduction of facet pressure or muscle spasms.
Question: What is a test for pes ?Answer: Morton's .
Question: How do you perform the test for Morton's ?Answer: Place client seated, compress and lateral aspects of the foot at the MTP joints.
Question: What is a result for Morton's neuroma?Answer: Sharp pain at the of the neuroma.
Question: What are the used for ITB contracture?Answer: Ober's and .
Question: How do you the Thomas test?Answer: Have client supine with gluteal fold at the end of the table, have a hand at the lumbar spine, have them flex unaffected knee and hip hold and then flex affected knee and hip, hold with both hands. the client to slowly extend affected leg.
Question: What is a positive of the Thomas test?Answer: If the cannot fully touch the table at the posterior knee it is a sign of hip flexor shortness.
Question: What are tests for ?Answer: The functional or scoliosis test.
Question: What is the purpose of the or structural scoliosis tests?Answer: To determine whether spinal are structural or functional.
Question: How is the structural scoliosis test performed?Answer: Have client in position, therapist observes as the client AF ROM of the spine lateral bending both sides and flexion.
Question: What is a indication of structural scoliosis?Answer: IF the does NOT correct during lateral bending and is symmetrical.
Question: What is a positive indication of functional ?Answer: The CORRECTS when the client bends towards the convex side.
Question: What is a test for pes ?Answer: 's neuroma.
Question: How do you perform the test for Morton's ?Answer: client seated, compress medial and lateral aspects of the foot at the MTP joints.
Question: What is a positive result for 's neuroma?Answer: Sharp pain at the of the neuroma.
Question: What are the used for ITB contracture?Answer: Ober's and .
Question: How do you the Thomas test?Answer: Have client supine with gluteal fold at the end of the table, have a hand at the spine, have them flex unaffected knee and hip hold and then flex affected knee and hip, hold with both hands. Instruct the client to slowly extend affected leg.
Question: What is a positive of the Thomas test?Answer: If the client cannot fully touch the at the posterior knee it is a sign of hip flexor shortness.
Question: What are tests for ?Answer: The functional or structural test.
Question: What is the purpose of the functional or structural scoliosis ?Answer: To determine whether spinal are structural or functional.
Question: How is the functional scoliosis test performed?Answer: Have client in standing position, observes as the client AF ROM of the spine lateral bending both sides and flexion.
Question: What is a indication of structural scoliosis?Answer: IF the curve does NOT correct lateral bending and is symmetrical.
Question: What is a positive indication of scoliosis?Answer: The curve CORRECTS when the client bends towards the side.
 
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