Patient Assessment Flashcards
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Passive range of motion testing primarily assesses which type of tissue?
Answer: Inert tissue such as ligaments and joint capsule
During passive ROM the client's muscles are relaxed, so pain or limitation points mainly to inert structures.
Pain during a resisted isometric test with no joint movement most strongly suggests involvement of:
Answer: A muscle or tendon
Resisted isometric testing loads contractile tissue without moving the joint, isolating muscle and tendon.
Which end-feel is considered abnormal and often indicates acute pain or serious pathology?
Answer: Empty
An empty end-feel occurs when the client stops movement due to pain before any mechanical resistance is felt.
A client reports numbness in the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Holding the wrists in full flexion for 60 seconds reproduces symptoms. This is a positive:
Answer: Phalen's test
Phalen's test compresses the median nerve in the carpal tunnel through sustained wrist flexion.
The Thomas test is used to assess tightness in which muscle group?
Answer: Hip flexors
In the Thomas test, the tested thigh lifting off the table while the other knee is hugged to the chest shows hip flexor tightness.
A positive straight leg raise that reproduces radiating pain below the knee between about 30 and 70 degrees suggests:
Answer: Sciatic nerve or lumbar nerve root irritation
The SLR (Lasègue) test tensions the sciatic nerve and lumbosacral roots, often pointing to disc-related irritation.
Which tool does a massage therapist use to measure joint angles objectively?
Answer: Goniometer
A goniometer measures joint range of motion in degrees.