Sensation Testing

Question 1

Dorsal Tract

Answer 1

-light touch
-crude touch
-vibrator
-proprioception

Question 2

Anterolateral Tract

Answer 2

-pain
-temperature

Question 3

Touch Detection

Answer 3

-“tell me when you feel it”
-3-5x in each dermatome
-0-5 grade

Question 4

Light Touch Localization

Answer 4

-“where am i touching you”

Question 5

Mononeuropathy

Answer 5

-perform in 3 regions in peripheral area

Question 6

Sharp/Dull

Answer 6

-test for mononeuropathy
-use dull and sharp side of safety pin
-“do you feel sharp or dull”

Question 7

Vibration

Answer 7

-tuning fork on bony landmarks
-“tell me when it starts and ends”

Question 8

Proprioception

Answer 8

-reposition body parts and ask about the change
-5x

Question 9

Kinesthesia

Answer 9

-perform eyes clothes and have them mirror movements

Question 10

2 point discrimination

Answer 10

-“1 or 2 points”

Question 11

Stereognosis

Answer 11

-object identification in hand

Question 12

Graphesthesia

Answer 12

-draw letter in hand

Question 13

Protective Sensation

Answer 13

-both tracts
-bottom of feet (9) and dorsum (1)
-monofilament

Question 14

Parietal Lobe Screen

Answer 14

-“touch your left middle finger to your right shoulder”
-where am i touching you
-count down by 7s
-mirror movements