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== Testing position == | == Testing position == | ||
Patient is supine with | Patient is supine with knees flexed. Palm facing medially and thumb is up. To start the test arm is to be by the patient's side | ||
To start the test arm is to be by the patient's side | |||
== Goniometer Placement == | == Goniometer Placement == | ||
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|middle of humeral head laterally | |middle of humeral head laterally | ||
|parallel with the trunk | |parallel with the trunk | ||
|in line with the mid line of the humerus | |in line with the mid line of the humerus (lateral epicondyle) | ||
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== Expected Findings == | == Expected Findings == | ||
Expected range of motion is | Expected range of motion is 0- 180 degrees<ref>Norkin CC, White DJ. Measurement of joint motion: a guide to goniometry. FA Davis; 2016 Nov 18.</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Rehabilitation Foundations]] | [[Category:Rehabilitation Foundations]] | ||
[[Category:Goniometry]] | [[Category:Goniometry]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:51, 20 February 2019
Anatomical Movement[edit | edit source]
Shoulder flexion
Testing position[edit | edit source]
Patient is supine with knees flexed. Palm facing medially and thumb is up. To start the test arm is to be by the patient's side
Goniometer Placement[edit | edit source]
| AXIS LOCATION | STATIONARY ARM | MOVEMENT ARM |
|---|---|---|
| middle of humeral head laterally | parallel with the trunk | in line with the mid line of the humerus (lateral epicondyle) |
Expected Findings[edit | edit source]
Expected range of motion is 0- 180 degrees[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Norkin CC, White DJ. Measurement of joint motion: a guide to goniometry. FA Davis; 2016 Nov 18.
