Physical Rehab based exams

Blood Pressure

120/80

Dynamometer

Grip strength- test maximal isometric hand grip strength

MVPT

Motor-Free Visual Perception Test; assess figure ground, spatial relationships

biVABA

Brain Injury Visual Assessment Battery for Adults

Non-Standardized Assessment of Vision

House-Clock-Flower drawing

Stereognosis Assessment

pt holds various objects in hands with eyes closed and tries to identify the objects

A-ONE

perceptual and perceptual-motor dysfunction in the context of ADL and functional mobility tasks

AMPS

assessment of motor and process skills; assess 16 motor skills and 20 process skills in IADL

Rivermead Perceptual Assessment Battery

16 performance tests that assess form and color constancy, figure-ground, body image and spatial awareness

MVPT-R

Motor-free Visual Perceptual Test-Revised; assesses basical visual perceptual abilities

MMSE

mini-mental state exam; general cog assessment used by many disciplines

BIMS

Brief Interview for mental status; short to test memory and orientation (13-15=intact, 8-12=moderate, 0-7=severe impairment)

MoCA

Montreal cognitive assessment; detect mild cognitive dysfunction (score 26 or higher is considered normal)

SLUMS

Saint Louis University Mental Status Exam; detect mild cognitive impairments and/or dementia

FIM

Functional Independence Measure; comphrension of language, expression of language, social interaction, problem solving, memory

EFPT

executive function performance test; examine execution of 4 basic tasks associated with self-maintance

LOCTCA

Lowenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment; stroke/TBI/tumor, 20 subtests to determine cog management of everyday tasks

CLOX

Clock drawing executive test, executive control deficits, pt must draw a clock twice without an example, then copy their example

Kettle Test

involves pt choosing a hot drink and preparing it for themselves and therapist

Cognitive Assessment of Minnesota

TBI/Stroke, 17 items that test different aspects of cognition

Weber's two-point discrimination

ability to percieve where the skin you're being touched

sharp-dull discrimination

ability to discriminate between a pointed and blunt cutaneous stimuli

Temperature assessment

Evaluation of skin warmth or coolness.

Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test

Tactile sensory test used to assess thresholds of protective sensation by pressing or touching filaments on specific areas of the body

IRF-PAI

Inpatient Rehab Facility Patient Assessment Instrument

Ashworth scale

measure muscle tone, 1=normal tone, 5=rigidity

FMA

fugl-meyer motor assessment; test motor and sensory impairment after stroke

Motor assessment scale

brief test for functional tasks

AMAT

Arm motor ability test, includes 13 unilateral and bilateral functional tasks scored on perofmance time, functional ability, and quality of movement

WMFT

Wolf Motor Function test; measures muscles and joints

FIST

function in sitting test

TUG

timed up and go; measure speed of walking task and a predictor of fall risk

Berg Balance test

common battery of tests used in both in and outpatient

Box and Blocks Test

quick GMC measure

9-Hole Peg

very common quick FMC

Purdue PegBoard

FMC test

Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test

more functional assessment but for fine motor/dexterity

Circumferential Measurement Edema

uses measurements around the extremity to determine girth at referenced anatomical landmarks

Figure-of-eight edema

tape measure to determine side of hand

Volumeter

Assesses hand size in order to determine presence of edema.

Painful Arc Test

pt in active shoulder abduction, pain during AROM range between 60

Hawkins-Kennedy Test

examiner flexes the elbow to 90 degress, flexes shoulder to 90, then internally

Drop arm test

pt arm positioned at 90 degrees abduction, then patient is told to slowly lower

Cross-arm test

With stable trunk examiner passively and maximally horizontally adducts

AC joint palpation

palpate AC joint with mild pressure (pain=positive)

External Rotation Lag Sign

passively externally rotate the pts arm at the side into full ER (infraspinatus test)

Internal Rotation Lag sign

examiner moves the arm away from the back to test

if hand falls (subscapularis)

Crank test

arm elevated to 160 degrees

Speed Test

a physical examination maneuver used to evaluate the long head of the biceps tendon and the surrounding labrum in your shoulder. Shoulder flexion, supinated, therapist pushes down

Spurlings Test

a physical examination maneuver used by healthcare providers to diagnose cervical radiculopathy (a pinched nerve in the neck). Assessed through cervical extension

Distraction

patient in supine and pulls

ULTT

upper limb tension test

COPM

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure; identify and evaluate individuals' self-perceptions of performance in everyday activities.

Barthel Index

measurement of a person's independence in BADLs before and after intervention and the level of personal care needed for the individual