Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to GoniometryFor the physical therapy student. Rely on the 4th Edition of this popular manual to teach you how to perform the skills essential to identifying impairments and assessing rehabilitation status. For each measurable joint in the body, youll find a consistent, easy-to-follow format and exceptional photographs that depict stabilization during range of motion and alignment, making it easy for you to visualize the examination and technique for each joint motion and muscle length test. Contains: expanded chapter on postural assessment; new content and examples on the use of bubble inclinometers, thorabites, and measuring of the forearm pronation/supination using a pen; range of motion and normative value boxes in each chapter; superb coverage of muscle-length testing; excellent descriptions of normal end-feel patterns; lab exercises and examples throughout. |
Contents
PART INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Procedures | 19 |
Validity and Reliability | 39 |
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90 degrees abduction adults Align distal arm Align proximal arm ankle axis calcaneus capsular pattern Center fulcrum clinical coefficient degrees of flexion DIP joints dorsal dorsiflexion elbow flexion end-feel is firm eversion examiner extension ROM extensor females finger flexed flexion and extension flexion ROM forearm glenohumeral Goniometer Alignment goniometric measurements hand healthy hip flexion humerus inclinometer interphalangeal intertester reliability Joint Anatomy joint capsule joint motion knee flexion landmarks lateral flexion lateral rotation ligament lumbar spine males MCP joint Mean SD medial rotation metacarpal midline Motion occurs Motion Testing Normal End-Feel normal ROM values palmar passive ROM patients plantarflexion posterior pronation radial range of motion ROM measurements rotation ROM sagittal plane shoulder complex standard deviation starting position subtalar subtalar joint supination surface Table tape measure tensor fascia lata testers Testing Motion Testing Position thoracolumbar thumb ulnar deviation universal goniometer validity wrist zygapophyseal joint