Week 1: Lab Ligament Testing

what to avoid with ligament testing

gaurding or mm spasm endfeel

are ligament testing more accurate for chronic or acute

chronic because acute still has the swelling and muscle spasms

feeling if ligament is intact

abrupt stop or firm end feel

feeling if ligament is lax

soft or indistinct end of motion

grading scale for ligament testing

normal

grade1: pain

grade 2: pain, increased laxicty

grade 3: no pain, more laxity

to feel laxity

slower

to feel stiffness

faster

LCL of elbow test

push into varus

MCL of elbow test

push into valgus

for stress testing where are hands

one proximal for stability, other hand is putting pressure distally

MCL in full extension looks for

more joint concruency

mcl in slight flexion looks for

3 bands are tight in different positions

moving valgus test

for MCL, shoulder abducted to 90, putting elbow into valgus and extension to 30

positive findings for moving valgus test

medial elbow pain max at 120-70 flexion

Knee MCL stress test: gapping

supine, one hand on ankle other on lateral joint.

-push into valgus

-tested at 0 and 30 flex