ankles assesments

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what is the purpose of assessments

  • for basic techniques to determine severity of injury the the lower extremity

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what is history

  • ask about family history

  • congenital deformities

  • poor technique

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what is observations

  • swelling

  • deformity

  • discoloration

  • symmetry

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what is palpation

  • perform bony and soft tissue

  • perform bilaterally

  • temperature

  • swelling

  • point tenderness

  • crepitus

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what is ROM test

range of motion test

  • most painful last

  • perform = dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, inversion, eversion of the ankle and toe extension, flexion, abduction and adduction

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what is stress test of the ankle

anterior drawer test

  • anterolateral ligament
    - increased laxity/forward movement of the ankle

inversion talar tilt

  • calcaneofibular ligament
    - increased laxity of calcaneofibular ligament

eversion talar tilt

  • deltoid ligament
    - increased laxity of deltoid ligament

thompsons test

  • achilles tendon
    - increased laxity

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what is functional test

  • determines the overall severity of test n return to play status

  • heel raises, balances on foot, running n jumping