Norms & Values
Osteo & Arthro
Joint Facts
Gait & Posture
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100
What is open packed position of the knee?
25 deg knee flex
100
OKC wrist extension: what directions do roll & glide occur?
posterior roll, anterior glide (opp directions)
100
How would you categorize the GH joint?
ball and socket diarthrosis
100
What are the primary antigravity muscles for upright posture?
Hip extensors (glutes/HS)
100
The back of the hand can also be described as the ___________ surface
dorsal
200
You are doing PROM into shoulder ER, what type of end-feel should you feel in a healthy individual?
Firm
200
Your Pt is unable to lift the arms OH during jumping jacks without shoulder pain and limitation; what direction should you glide the humeral head?
inferior
200
How many degrees of freedom does the GHJ have?
3
200
Max great toe extension occurs in which phase of gait?
Toe off/Pre-Swing
200
Your kid asks you to get a toy down from a high shelf. As you hand it to them (they are sitting on the ground) you are performing what type of contraction?
Eccentric
300
During chart review, you see a patient has an "empty" end feel. What does this mean?
Pn likely limited ROM
300
describe the motion occurring at the shoulder complex in this exercise
horiz. aBDuction
300
IVDs are categorized as ______________ joints
cartilaginous
300
What type of cervical postural deviation would be most obvious from an anterior/posterior view?
lateral tilt/sidebend
300
Demonstrate a position that would result in HS active insufficiency
(hip & knee ext)
400
What degrees are the facet joints of the C, T, and L spine oriented?
45, 60, 90 deg
400
Your Pt is a "sacral sitter". Describe the motions occurring at the L & S spine + innominate.
Lumbar flexion
Sacral extension (counter nutation)
PPT
400
Which carpal bone is the primary articulation point with the radius and can be palpated in the anatomical snuffbox?
scaphoid
400
What is the difference between stride & step length?
stride = R heel strike --> R heel again
step = 1/2 a stride (R heel strike --> L heel)
400
After a recent knee surgery, your Pt is still struggling to achieve end range OKC knee extension. What direction should you mobilize the joint?
anterior
500
Both hip and shoulder ER/IR are performed in the _________ plane along a ___________ axis
Transverse, longitudinal
500
Your Pt is a sprinter and reports feelings of stiffness at the big toe when pushing off. What bones should you mobilize and in which directions to improve extension?
prox. phalanx on 1st MTP in superior direction
500
What are the 3 ONLY UE joints that follow the concave on convex rule in open kinetic chain?
Ulnohumeral, radiohumeral, interphalangeal
500
During ___________ of gait, which muscle must stabilize the pelvis to avoid a Trendelenburg sign? (Describe a Trendelenburg sign)
midstance; glute med; CL pelvic drop
500
During the IE, PT notes that "opening of R lumbar intervertebral foramen" relieves Pn. What might be a good exercise for them?
Something involving L side bending