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== Anatomical Movement == | == Anatomical Movement == | ||
Shoulder | Shoulder horizontal abduction | ||
== Testing position == | == Testing position == | ||
Patient is supine with | Patient is supine to one side of the plinth with arm unsupported if possible | ||
Shoulder is abducted to 90 degrees and elbow is flexed to 90 degrees | |||
== Goniometer Placement == | == Goniometer Placement == | ||
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!MOVEMENT ARM | !MOVEMENT ARM | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |top of acromium | ||
| | |perpendicular to the floor in the supine patient | ||
|in line with the mid line of the humerus | |in line with the mid line of the humerus | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Expected Findings == | == Expected Findings == | ||
Expected range of motion is | Expected range of motion is 45 degrees | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Rehabilitation Foundations]] | [[Category:Rehabilitation Foundations]] | ||
[[Category:Goniometry]] | [[Category:Goniometry]] | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 20 January 2019
Anatomical Movement[edit | edit source]
Shoulder horizontal abduction
Testing position[edit | edit source]
Patient is supine to one side of the plinth with arm unsupported if possible
Shoulder is abducted to 90 degrees and elbow is flexed to 90 degrees
Goniometer Placement[edit | edit source]
| AXIS LOCATION | STATIONARY ARM | MOVEMENT ARM |
|---|---|---|
| top of acromium | perpendicular to the floor in the supine patient | in line with the mid line of the humerus |
Expected Findings[edit | edit source]
Expected range of motion is 45 degrees
