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Notes
SHOULDERS (BOTH)
1. LOOK and describe from front, side & back..
FEEL:
2. Temperature over the front (deltoid, joint
line,pectoralis)
3. Sternoclavicular joint
4. Clavicle
5. Acromioclavicular joint
6. Acromion process
7. Joint line: anteriorly and posteriorly
8. Scapula
9. Muscle bulk: supra- and infraspinatus, deltoid
MOVE:.
ELBOWS (BOTH)
LOOK (describe) from front & side:
FEEL:
4. Temperature (upper arm, joint, forearm)
5. Palpate head of radius & joint line (elbow at
90) whilst supinating & pronating passively.
6. Epicondyles (medial and lateral)
7. Olecranon process
MOVE:
8. Flexion & extension (active & passive)
9. Pronation & supination (active & passive) with
arms tucked by side of body
FUNCTION:
HANDS (BOTH)
LOOK (describe) at palms and back:
1. Muscle wasting (thenar, hypothenar, interossei
and lumbricals )
2. Skin changes (e.g. psoriatic plaques, rashes,
thinning - signs of long-tern steroid use)
3. Nail changes (e.g. pitting, onycholysis)
4. Deformities, scars,swelling, joint alignment
5. Carpal tunnel release scar
FEEL:
6. Radial Pulses bilaterally
7. Muscle bulk (thenar, hypothenar) and for
tendon thickening
8. Sensation (median, ulnar, radial)
FUNCTION:
20. Power Grip: Grip examiners 2 fingers
21. Pincer Grip: Pinch examiners fingertip
22. Pick up small object