special tests
for meniscal injury, listening for a click or pop associated with pain
McMurray
hyperkyphosis may be associated with
Scheurmann's disease
To test the integrity of metatarsalphalangeal joints can be done by
moving the proximal phalanx of each toe up and down
muscles activated by clenching the teeth
masseter anf temporalis
best way to palpate the spinous process
with the thumb
to test the medial and lateral collateral ligaments
Valgus and Varus stress tests
pain with resisted supination of the forearm suggests
bicep tendonitis
what are the articulations of the elbow joint? (3)
ulnohumeral, radiohumeral, radioulnar
patellar tendon insertion
tibial tuberosity
At the base of the 5th metatarsal you'll find this tuberosity
navicular
Neer test for
shoulder impingement
can be acute or chronic, bone necrosis, soft tissue damage, possible instability
osteomyelitis
trendelenburg gait
an abnormal gait caused by unilateral weakness of the hip abductor muscles secondary to a superior gluteal nerve lesion or L5 radiculopathy.
Dorsiflexion of ankle tests which nerve roots
L4 & 5
formed by the greater and lesser tubercles of the humeral head.
the biceps tendon
assessing numbness/parasthesias of the median nerve
phalen's test
pain, restricted motion, limited overhead abilities, long lasting
adhesive capsulitis/frozen shoulder
to perform a valgus stress test
push medially against the knee
muscles of the rotator cuff
supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
a firm mass over the dorsum of the wrist
may indicate ganglion cysts
Gerber's liftoff test
subscapularis
most common injury of the wrist
colles fracture
the trochlea of the humeral condyle & the trochlear notch of the ulna
located directly under the visible dimples above the buttocks
posterior superior iliac spine
location of heberden nodes vs bouchard nodes
heb- DIP, bou - PIP