While seated or standing, the patients arm is abducted to 90 degrees of flexion then asked to slowly lower their arm to their side. If patient is unable to slowly lower their arm or pain is present, patient may have suffered...
What is a rotator cuff tear?
100
Shoulder flexion is controlled by what muscles
What is Anterior Deltoid, Coracobrachialis, Petoralis Major, Biceps Brachii and Supraspinatus?
100
A plane that divides the body into right and left sections?
What is sagittal plane
100
In what order does the brachial plexus run? HINT: "Rowdy Therapists Drink Cold Beer"
What is Roots, Trunks, Divisions, Cords and Branches
100
A syndrome characterized by numbness or tingling in the hand's as a result of median nerve compression
What is carpal tunnel syndrome
200
A positive result of this test is indicated by pain over the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons when the patients thumb is tucked into a fist while forearms stabilized and ulnarly deviates.
What is the Finkelstein test?
200
The Rotator Cuff is comprised of what muscles?
What is Subscapularis, Infraspinatis, Teres minor and Supraspinatis?
200
Medial and Lateral rotation occur in which plane?
What is transverse plane
200
Innervation of all extensor of forearm and digits, brachioradialis, supinator and triceps brachii
What is the Radial Nerve?
200
An autoimmune disease characterized by stiffness and swelling in the joints; commonly affects the wrist and fingers and is generally symmetrical.
What is Rheumatoid arthritis
300
An anterior shoulder dislocation (apprehension test) is determined by.....
What is arm abduction to 90 degrees while the therapist laterally rotates the patients shoulder; positive test will display with facial grimace before reaching the end point.
300
The eight carpal bones of the hand are
What is Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisifrom, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate and Hamate
300
Most joints of the body are classified under which lever system? (i.e. Axis--Force--Resistance)
What is 3rd class lever
300
3 muscles innervated by the musculocutanious nerve
What is coracobrachialis, brachialis and biceps brachii
300
tenosynovitis of the dorsal compartments of the hand; concerned with the tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus muscles
What is de Quervain's disease
400
The Allen Test is performed by...
(i.e. TOS)
What is positioning the test arm in 90 degrees of abduction, lateral rotation and elbow flexion. Once the patents head is rotated away from test arm, therapist palpates radial pulse
400
What are the four muscles for scapular stabilization?
What is Trapezius, Rhomboids, Levator Scapulae and Serratus Anterior
400
The six types of synovial joints are?
What is Hinge, Pivot, Gliding, Saddle, Ball and Socket and Condyloid?
400
The presence of functional tendonesis is inhibited by the preservation of what nerve?
What is C6
400
A disease that presents with progressive degeneration of articular cartilage and formation of bone at the margins of the joints; most commonly affects weight bearing joints such as hips, knees and spine.
What is Osteoarthritis
500
A special test administered while the therapist stabilizes the elbow in one hand while holding the dorsal aspect of the hand; applying resistance as the patient attempts to extend their third finger. Pain will be felt where? Test indicative of what?
What is pain in the later epicondyle; tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
500
Anatomic Snuff Box...
What is Extensor pollicis longus, Abductor pollicis longus and Extensor pollicis brevis
500
When osteokinematic and arthrokinematic motion is in the same direction
What is a fixed convex on a movable concave
500
What neurological level must be intact to obtain full upper extremity use? (i.e. no longer quadriplegic)
What is C8?
500
A syndrome resulting from compression and/or damage to the brachial plexus, nerve trunks, subclavian vascular supply or axillary artery. Presents with pain, numbness or possibly discolorations (due to lack of blood supply) of the extremities.