MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION of the WRIST and HAND
Chapter 5 MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION of the WRIST and HAND WRIST JOINT ANATOMY Although Gray’s Anatomy designates the radiocarpal joint as “the wrist joint proper,”5 other authors describe…
PEDIATRIC RANGE of MOTION
Chapter 16 PEDIATRIC RANGE of MOTION The focus of this chapter is to examine differences in range of motion values and techniques for the pediatric patient compared with the adult….
MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION of the ANKLE and FOOT
Chapter 13 MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION of the ANKLE and FOOT ANKLE, SUBTALAR, AND TRANSVERSE TARSAL JOINTS ANATOMY The ankle, or talocrural, joint consists of the articulation of a…
MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION of the HIP
Chapter 11 MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION of the HIP ANATOMY The hip is a ball-and-socket joint that consists of an articulation between the convex head of the femur and…
RELIABILITY and VALIDITY of MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION for the SPINE and TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT
Chapter 10 RELIABILITY and VALIDITY of MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION for the SPINE and TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT Chapters 8 and 9 described techniques for measurement of the spine and the…
MUSCLE LENGTH TESTING of the LOWER EXTREMITY
Chapter 14 MUSCLE LENGTH TESTING of the LOWER EXTREMITY TESTS FOR MUSCLE LENGTH: ILIOPSOAS Developed in 1876 as a method of measuring hip flexion contractures in children with tuberculosis, the…
RELIABILITY and VALIDITY of MEASUREMENTS of RANGE of MOTION and MUSCLE LENGTH TESTING of the LOWER EXTREMITY
Chapter 15 RELIABILITY and VALIDITY of MEASUREMENTS of RANGE of MOTION and MUSCLE LENGTH TESTING of the LOWER EXTREMITY RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF LOWER EXTREMITY GONIOMETRY Chapters 11 through 14…
MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION of the ELBOW and FOREARM
Chapter 4 MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION of the ELBOW and FOREARM ELBOW JOINT ANATOMY Within the elbow joint capsule are three articulations, two that make up the elbow joint…
MUSCLE LENGTH TESTING of the UPPER EXTREMITY
Chapter 6 MUSCLE LENGTH TESTING of the UPPER EXTREMITY In contrast to the lower extremity, only a few tests exist for examining the length of muscles in the upper extremity….
MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION and MUSCLE LENGTH: BACKGROUND, HISTORY, and BASIC PRINCIPLES
Chapter 1 MEASUREMENT of RANGE of MOTION and MUSCLE LENGTH BACKGROUND, HISTORY, and BASIC PRINCIPLES Historically, early reports on procedures for the examination of range of motion (ROM) suggested using…
