Clinical Measurement through Midterm

What does the Thomas Test measure?

Hip flexor and quad tightness

In the Thomas test, if the thigh does not lie flat on the table, what is most likely the cause?

Tight iliopsoas

What is the follow up test for Thomas if knee is not flexed to at least 80 deg?

Ely - rectus femoris

If a pt complains of pain during AROM but not during PROM, what is the likely cause?

The muscle

Premature babies often don’t have time to get to _____, so they are not as _____ against gravity

Flexion, strong

Do we lose hip mobility due to age or lack of movement?

Lack of movement

If someone has increased BMI, they likely have _____ hip ROM

Decreased

Knee extension is typically ____ in newborns?

Low

People with lots of soft tissue from fat or muscle in quads and calves will have _____ ROM

Decreased

True or false: BMI does not have a significant effect on ankle and foot ROM

True

Proximal hamstring/straight leg raise length is negative if the ROM is between:

68-80 deg

What is a common substitution for proximal hamstring testing?

Posterior pelvic tilt

How do you perform test for proximal hamstring length?

flex hip with knee in full extension

How do you test popliteal/distal hamstring length?

Full flex hip then extend knee as far as it can be without lifting hip off table

What are the norms for shoulder flexion and abduction?

0-180

What is the norm for shoulder extension?

0-60

What is the norm for shoulder internal and external rotation?

IR: 0-70

ER: 0-90

What is the norm for elbow flexion?

0-150

What are the norms for forearm supination, pronation, wrist flexion, and thumb IP flexion?

All 0-80

What are the norms for wrist extension and thumb CMC palmar abduction?

0-70

What are the norms for wrist radial deviation and thumb CMC extension?

0-20

What are the norms for wrist ulnar deviation?

0-30

What are the norms for MCP flexion and DIP flexion?

0-90

What are the norms for MCP extension?

0-45

What are the norms for thumb CMC flexion?

0-15

What are the norms for thumb MCP flexion?

0-50

What are the norms for hip flexion?

0-120

What are the norms for hip extension and ankle dorsiflexion?

0-20

What are the norms for hip abduction and adduction?

No norms

What are the norms for hip IR, ER, and MTP joint flexion?

All 0-45

What are the norms for knee extension and flexion?

10-0-135

What are the norms for ankle plantar flexion?

0-50

What are the norms for ankle inversion?

0-35

What are the norms for ankle eversion?

0-15

What are the norms for subtalar inversion and eversion?

No norms

What are the norms for MTP extension?

0-70

What are the norms for cervical flexion, extension, lateral flexion and thoracolumbar rotation?

0-45

What are the norms for cervical rotation?

0-60

What are the norms for thoracolumbar lateral flexion?

0-35

What is the normal range for TMJ measurement?

25-35 mm