data collection test 1 pt 1

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Chapter 1 principles of data collection, joint kinematics, anatomical planes and axes, motion terminology, and assessment guidelines.

Data Collection

The process of collecting important information from patients in therapy to demonstrate functional progress or identify when progress has stalled.

Visual Observation

The first assessment conducted by the clinician, using sight to determine the patient's status immediately upon contact.

Palpation

The examination of the body surface by touch using firm, confident hands on direct skin to locate specific landmarks for measuring.

Half Staggered Stance

The therapist positioning of feet relative to the patient used to improve forward-to-back and side-to-side stability.

Kinematics

The study of movement.

Osteokinematics

The study of movement of bones or the position of bones in space.

Range of Motion (ROM)

A measure of the distance a joint moves through a specific arc.

Active Range of Motion (AROM)

A measurement of joint motion taken while the patient performs the work.

Passive Range of Motion (PROM)

A measurement of joint motion taken with external force, without patient effort.

Articulation

Any place where two bone surfaces meet.

Syndesmosis

A joint where bone surfaces are bound by tissue but not close in proximity, such as between the radius/ulna or tibia/fibula.

Physiological Joint

A functional joint involving bone and muscle without a formal joint capsule.

Sagittal Plane

An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into left and right sides.

Frontal Plane

An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into front and back sides.

Transverse Plane

An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into top and bottom sections.

Sagittal Axis

The perpendicular line around which a body part rotates, corresponding with the frontal plane.

Frontal Axis

The perpendicular line around which a body part rotates, corresponding with the sagittal plane.

Vertical Axis

The perpendicular line around which a body part rotates, corresponding with the transverse plane.

Elevation

The movement of the arm above shoulder level.

Scaption

Lifting arms in line with your shoulder blades.

Circumduction

A combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction movements.

Opposition

A movement where the tips of the thumb and little finger come together.

Horizontal Abduction

Moving away from the midline when a limb is already in an elevated or lateral position.

Horizontal Adduction

Moving toward the midline when a limb is already in an elevated or lateral position.

Tilt

Movement of either the scapula or the pelvis.

Hypomobility

A reduced amount of joint movement.

Hypermobility

An excessive amount of joint movement.

Hyperextension

Movement that goes beyond the normal anatomical joint position of extension.

Arthrokinematics

Unconscious movement of the bone surfaces within the joint capsule.

Indication

A clinical condition or status that provides a reason to perform a specific treatment.

Contraindication

A specific situation or condition where a treatment must absolutely not be done.

Precaution

A situation where a treatment can be performed, but the clinician must be extremely careful.

Universal Goniometer

The standard tool commonly used to measure range of motion.