Open & Closed Pack Positions (OP, CP), Capsular Patterns

Question 1

GH joint Open Packed

Answer 1

55 deg abd, 30 deg horizontal add

Question 2

GH joint Closed Packed

Answer 2

abduction and lateral rotation

Question 3

GH joint capsular pattern

Answer 3

ER, abd, IR

Question 4

SC OP

Answer 4

arm resting by side

Question 5

SC CP

Answer 5

max shoulder elevation

Question 6

SC capsular pattern

Answer 6

pain at extremes of ranges of movement

Question 7

AC OP

Answer 7

arm by side

Question 8

AC CP

Answer 8

abd 90 deg

Question 9

AC capsular

Answer 9

pain at extremes of ROM

Question 10

Radiohumeral OP

Answer 10

full ext, supination

Question 11

Radiohumeral CP

Answer 11

90 deg flx, 5 deg supination

Question 12

Radiohumeral capsular pattern

Answer 12

flx, ext, supination, pronation

Question 13

Ulnohumeral OP

Answer 13

70 deg elbow flexion, 10 deg supination

Question 14

Ulnohumeral CP

Answer 14

extension

Question 15

Ulnohumeral capsular pattern

Answer 15

flexion, extension

Question 16

Proximal radioulnar joint OP

Answer 16

70 deg elbow flx, 35 deg supination

Question 17

Proximal radioulnar joint CP

Answer 17

5 deg supination

Question 18

Proximal radioulnar capsular pattern

Answer 18

supination, pronation

Question 19

Radiocarpal OP

Answer 19

neutral with slight ulnar deviation

Question 20

Radiocarpal CP

Answer 20

extension with radial deviation

Question 21

Radiocarpal Capsular Pattern

Answer 21

flx and ext equally limited

Question 22

Facet (spine) OP

Answer 22

midway between flx and ext

Question 23

facet (spine) CP

Answer 23

extension

Question 24

TMJ OP

Answer 24

mouth slightly open

Question 25

TMJ CP

Answer 25

clenched teeth

Question 26

TMJ capsular pattern

Answer 26

limitation of mouth opening

Question 27

Distal radioulnar OP

Answer 27

10d supination

Question 28

Distal radioulnar CP

Answer 28

5d supination

Question 29

Distal radioulnar capsular pattern

Answer 29

Full ROM, pain at extremes of rotation

Question 30

carpometacarpal OP

Answer 30

midway between all motions (abd/add, flx/ext)

Question 31

metacarpophalangeal OP

Answer 31

slight flexion

Question 32

metacarpophalangeal (fingers) CP

Answer 32

full flexion

Question 33

metacarpophalangeal (thumb) CP

Answer 33

full opposition

Question 34

interphalangeal (fingers) OP

Answer 34

slight flexion

Question 35

interphalangeal (fingers) CP

Answer 35

full extension

Question 36

Trapeziometacarpal capsular pattern

Answer 36

abduction, extension

Question 37

metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal capsular pattern

Answer 37

flexion, extension

Question 38

alanto-occipital capsular pattern

Answer 38

extension, side flexion equally limited

Question 39

cervical spine capsular pattern

Answer 39

lateral flexion and rotation equally limited, extension

Question 40

hip OP

Answer 40

30d flexion, 30d abd, slight ER

Question 41

hip CP

Answer 41

full extension, medial rotation

Question 42

hip capsular pattern

Answer 42

flex, abd, medial rotation

Question 43

knee OP

Answer 43

25d flexion

Question 44

knee CP

Answer 44

full ext, lateral rotation of tibia

Question 45

knee capsular pattern

Answer 45

flx, ext

Question 46

talocrural (ankle) OP

Answer 46

10d plantar flex, midway btwn inversion and eversion

Question 47

talocrural (ankle) CP

Answer 47

max dorsiflexion

Question 48

talocrural (ankle) capsular pattern

Answer 48

plantar flex, dorsiflexion

Question 49

subtalar OP

Answer 49

midway between extremes of ROM

Question 50

subtalar CP

Answer 50

supination

Question 51

subtalar (talocalcaneal) capsular pattern

Answer 51

limitation of varus ROM (inversion more limited than eversion)

Question 52

midtarsal OP

Answer 52

midway between extremes ROM

Question 53

midtarsal CP

Answer 53

supination

Question 54

midtarsal capsular pattern

Answer 54

dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, adduction, abduction

Question 55

tarsometatarsal OP

Answer 55

midway between extremes of ROM

Question 56

tarsometatarsal CP

Answer 56

supination

Question 57

metatarsophalangeal OP

Answer 57

neutral

Question 58

metatarsophalangeal CP

Answer 58

full extension

Question 59

first metatarsophalangeal capsular pattern

Answer 59

extension, flexion

Question 60

interphalangeal (toes) OP

Answer 60

slight flexion

Question 61

interphalangeal (toes) CP

Answer 61

full extension

Question 62

interphalangeal (toes) capsular pattern

Answer 62

flexion, extension