Kari 140 final Flashcards
(100 cards)
How ROM is documented and what that means
Record the measurement – beginning and end
* 0-50° right elbow flexion
* 10 – 0 - 65°
* 10 - 100°
ex. 10-0-120 vs 15-105
WNL
within normal limits
Validity
- Is it measuring what it is supposed to be
measuring? - Does it represent the true value?
Intertester reliability
different tester
Intratester reliability
same tester
Objective
– Joint measured
– Side of body
– Type of ROM
– Deviation from testing position
– Record the measurement – beginning and end
* 0-50° right elbow flexion
* 10 – 0 - 65°
* 10 - 100°
– Normal or WNL
* Compared to ‘norms’ or other arm
Visual approximation
– Subjective not objective
– Should provide you with a guide for the actual measurement
Why do we use a Goniometer?
- Determine a baseline
- Evaluates progress
- Modify treatment
- Motivation
- Research effectiveness of treatment
- Fabricate orthosis
Moving arm = distal arm
Stationary arm = proximal arm
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To assess length of a two-joint muscle…
the patient is positioned so the muscle is lengthened over the proximal and distal joints
To assess joint ROM…
the patient is positioned to avoid passive insufficiency influence.
Muscle length testing
Checks for the maximal distance between proximal and
distal attachments
Passive insufficiency
Inability of a muscle to lengthen and allow full ROM at all joints it crosses
What are factors that can affect ROM?
– Age = Somewhat less as we age
– Gender = Women somewhat more ROM and flexibility in adults
– Active vs. passive
– Experience of examiner
– Testing position
– Occupation and recreation
joint that permit motion in three planes
around three axis
Glenohumeral joint
joint that allows motion in only one plane
is described as have one degree of freedom
IP joints
Transverse plane
- A horizontal plane that divides
the body into upper and lower
portions - The motion of rotation occurs
around a vertical axis
Frontal plan
Proceeds from one side of the
body to the other and divides the
body into front and back halves
* Motions of abduction and
adduction occur
Sagittal plane
- Proceeds from the anterior to
the posterior aspect of the body - Divides the body into L and R
halves - Motions of flexion and
extension occur
Initial walking
– minimal heel strike
– short step length
– short stride length
– increased double limb
support
– decreased single limb
support
– high cadence
– slow velocity and speed
– wide BOS
– pronated feet
– abducted and ER hips
– pelvic girdle is not
disassociated from LE
– waddle
– high guard
– no hip ext. in mid and
terminal stance
Toddler
– heel-toe pattern
– reciprocal arm swing
– steps and strides have
increased in length
– single limb stance
increased
– Velocity and speed
increased
– disassociation of pelvis
– BOS narrow
– Counter-rotation of
shoulders and pelvis
– feet pronated until age 6-7
– Hip ext. in mid and
terminal stance
Aging results in changes in gait pattern
– decreased step and stride length
– decreased velocity and speed
– increased double limb support
– decreased single limb support
– decreased arm swing
– flatter foot contact at heel strike
– Increased flexion at ankles, hips and knees
– lower heel ride in pre-swing
– wider BOS
– increased toe out
The degree of disability depends on…
– ability to compensate
– function retained
Problems or concerns arise when…
Problems or concerns arise when:
– compensations are inadequate
– increase in energy costs
– joint strain
– muscle overuse
– aesthetically displeasing