stance and gait examination
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observation
* tropic changes (non-muscle): wasting of skin, tissue, thinning bones, changes in hair and nail growth/thickness
* fasciculations
* changes in skin e.g., hairless, sweating, any marks
* hand examination: thenar, hypothenar eminences and interossei (for wasting)
* fasciculations
* changes in skin e.g., hairless, sweating, any marks
* hand examination: thenar, hypothenar eminences and interossei (for wasting)
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standing balance test
* feet together
* cross arms over chest/shoulders
* eyes open for 30s, then closed for 30s
* nudge in all directions
* cross arms over chest/shoulders
* eyes open for 30s, then closed for 30s
* nudge in all directions
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outstretched arm test
* stands normally (feet shoulder width apart)
* arms out in-front, palms up
* close eyes for 30s
* nudge body in all directions
* look for pronator drift
* arms out in-front, palms up
* close eyes for 30s
* nudge body in all directions
* look for pronator drift
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gait
* normal walking
* heel and toe walking
* tandem walking
* heel and toe walking
* tandem walking