Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities, Volume 798This clear, concise manual fills the growing need for a text covering the process of physical examination of the spine and extremities. Serving students and clinicians as a functional guidebook, this text incorporates three important features: a tight consistent organization, an abundance of constructive illustrations, and an effective teaching method. |
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Page 108
... hind the patient's head and cup your hands under his neck so that your fingertips meet at the mid- line . Since tensed muscles measurably inhibit the palpation of the deeper posterior bony prominences , hold the patient's head so that ...
... hind the patient's head and cup your hands under his neck so that your fingertips meet at the mid- line . Since tensed muscles measurably inhibit the palpation of the deeper posterior bony prominences , hold the patient's head so that ...
Page 229
... hind the malleoli . Because the gastrocsoleus unit is stronger than all the other leg muscles combined , it is difficult to detect existing weakness by manual muscle testing . Therefore , observe these muscles in function . First , ask ...
... hind the malleoli . Because the gastrocsoleus unit is stronger than all the other leg muscles combined , it is difficult to detect existing weakness by manual muscle testing . Therefore , observe these muscles in function . First , ask ...
Contents
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE ELBOW | 55 |
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CERVICAL | 107 |
EXAMINAtion of Gait | 133 |
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Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities Stanley Hoppenfeld,Richard Hutton No preview available - 1976 |
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abduction active Adductor ankle anterior artery Ask the patient aspect become biceps bone bony border brevis bursa carpi cause cervical crest crosses deep deltoid determine distal edge elbow examination extension extensor external rotation extremity feel femoral fingers flexed flexion flexor foot forearm function gait greater groove hand head hold iliac increase indicate insertion instruct internal interphalangeal joint involved knee lateral lies ligament limited located longus lower lumbar medial move movement muscle Muscle Testing neck nerve neurologic level normal Note opposite origin pain palmaris longus palpable palpate pathology patient phase plantar plantar flexion portion position posterior pressure prominent proximal radial range of motion reflex resistance result rotation scapula secondary sensation shoulder side skin soft tissue spine stabilize stand styloid superior supine supplied surface swelling tenderness tendon thumb tibial tion toes tubercle tunnel ulnar upper wrist Zone
References to this book
Muscles: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain Florence Peterson Kendall No preview available - 2005 |