Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Assessment: Vocabulary and Key Terms
This document provides a detailed vocabulary related to musculoskeletal assessment, encompassing essential movements such as adduction, abduction, flexion, and extension, along with joint evaluation methods including inspection and palpation. It outlines various histories to consider: joint problems, muscle issues, and bone conditions, while emphasizing functional assessments related to daily activities. The approach includes specific assessments for different body regions, aiming to support diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities like scoliosis, arthritis, and more.
Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Assessment: Vocabulary and Key Terms
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Vocabulary pgs 597 - 608 • Adduction – Abduction • Flexion – Extension • Inner rotation – Outer rotation • Supination – Pronation • Eversion – Inversion • Elevation - Depression
History • Joint problems • Lateralization • Multiple or single • Acute or Chronic • Better with rest? • Get worse or better as day goes on? • Tenderness to touch • Red, swollen
History • Muscles • Cramps • Spasm • Myalgia • Weakness • Atrophy
History • Bones • Tenderness • Pain • Deformity • Trauma
History • Functional • Bathing • Toileting • Dressing • Grooming • Eating • Mobility • Communicating
History • Self-care behaviors • Exercise • Work • Massages, hot tub, etc. • Medications
Basic Approach • Inspect • Palpate • ROM • Strength testing
Sequence • TMJ, masseter, temporalis • Cervical Spine • Upper Extremities • Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Hand joints • Lower Extremities • Hip, Knee, Ankle, Toes • Thoracic & Lumbosacral Spine
A&P • Muscle fiber (cell) > Fascicle > Muscle • Tendon • Ligament • Synovial fluid • Bursa
Musculoskeletal Function • Support • Movement • Protection • Hematopoiesis • Reservoir for Calcium and Phosphorus
Abnormalities • Scoliosis, kyphosis • Bunion • Gout • Rheumatoid arthritis • Osteoarthritis