Planes and Axes
This occurs in the frontal plane at the wrist.
What is ulnar and radial deviation?
This is the osteokinematic checked by the radial collateral ligament at the wrist.
What is ulnar deviation?
This is the muscle group that if short limits elbow extension.
What is elbow flexors?
What is full elbow extension?
This is the forearm position (ie passive) which is most likely to create tension on the median nerve.
What is forearm supination?
This occurs around the superior/inferior axis at the knee.
What is rotation?
This is the femoral slide limited by the ACL.
This is the direction of cervical rotation that would be limited by a tight RIGHT upper trapezius.
During a supine straight leg raise this is the point in the ROM when the hip muscles have to generate their greatest force.
What is zero degrees?
This is the elbow position that is most likely to generate tension in the ulnar nerve.
What is elbow flexion?
This scapular motion occurs in the frontal plane around the A/P axis.
What is upward/downward rotation?
These are the osteokinematics checked by the ATFL.
What is inversion and plantar flexion?
This is the lumbar posture that would likely result from tight hip flexors.
What is lumbar lordosis?
With a patient in the supine position performing shoulder flexion this is the point in the ROM that gravity creates its greatest external moment.
What is 0 and 180 degrees?
This is the knee and ankle position that is most likely to generate tension in the deep fibular nerve.
What is knee extension and ankle plantar flexion?
This is the plane and axis for 1st CMC Abduction.
This is the primary osteokinematic checked by the iliofemoral ligament.
Tightness of these leg muscles would most likely limit normal ankle motion during the terminal stance of gait.
What is superficial posterior leg muscles such as gastroc & soleus?
This is the point in the ROM during shoulder abduction when the deltoid is most likely to superiorly translate the humeral head and increase pressure in the subacromial space.
What is zero degrees of abduction?
This is the hip, knee, ankle and foot position that is most likely to generate tension in the tibial nerve.
What is hip flexion, knee extension, ankle dorsiflexion and eversion of the foot?
This is the plane and axis for ADDuction of the talus.
What is transverse plane and S/I axis?
This is the joint position that lengthens the cord portion of the MCP collaterals.
What is MCP flexion?
Tightness of this scapular muscle would most likely limit scapular upward rotation necessary during shoulder complex elevation.
What is levator scapula and to a lesser degree the rhomboids?
This is the point in the ROM when the hamstring muscles are most capable of generating knee flexion in open chain.
What is 90 degrees knee flexion?
This is the neck position that increases tension in all the RUE nerves.