11. Musculoskeletal
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Obtain health history:
Physical assessment:
Abnormal findings:
Joints:
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Pain
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Stiffness
•
Swelling, heat, redness
•
Limitation of movement
Muscles:
•
Pain (cramps)
•
Weakness
Bones:
•
Pain
•
Deformity
•
Trauma (fractures, sprains,
dislocations)
Functional assessment
Self-care behaviours (exercise,
nutrition, medications)
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Size and shape of joints, limbs and
body regions
•
Range of motion
•
Posture and gait
•
ROM in TMJ and neck
•
Face and neck
•
Crepitus in neck
•
Spine posteriorly
•
Scoliosis
•
Range of spinal movement
•
Shoulders and elbows (rotation,
flexion and extension)
•
Wrists, hands and finger joints
(ROM, rotation, flexion and
extension)
•
Carpal tunnel syndrome
•
Hip (flexion, extension, abduction,
adduction and hip rotation)
•
Knees (fluid in knee joint, flexion
and extension)
•
Ankles (dorsiflexion, plantar
flexion, inversion and eversion)
•
Toes (flexion and extension)
•
Muscles (muscle tone, ROM;
shoulder, arm, wrist, hand and leg
strength)
•
Musculoskeletal injuries (pain,
paresthesia, paralysis, pallor and
pulse)
•
Crepitus
•
Footdrop
•
Heberden’s nodes
•
Bouchard’s nodes
•
Muscle atrophy
•
Muscle spasms
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Obtain health history:
11. Musculoskeletal
Joints:
•
Pain
•
Stiffness
•
Swelling, heat, redness
•
Limitation of movement
Muscles:
•
Pain (cramps)
•
Weakness
Bones:
•
Pain
•
Deformity
•
Trauma (fractures, sprains, dislocations)
Functional assessment
Self-care behaviours (exercise, nutrition,
medications)
Physical assessment:
Abnormal findings:
•
Size and shape of joints, limbs and body
regions
•
Range of motion
•
Posture and gait
•
ROM in TMJ and neck
•
Face and neck
•
Crepitus in neck
•
Spine posteriorly
•
Scoliosis
•
Range of spinal movement
•
Shoulders and elbows (rotation, flexion and
extension)
•
Wrists, hands and finger joints (ROM, rotation,
flexion and extension)
•
Carpal tunnel syndrome
•
Hip (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction
and hip rotation)
•
Knees (fluid in knee joint, flexion and
extension)
•
Ankles (dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion
and eversion)
•
Toes (flexion and extension)
•
Muscles (muscle tone, ROM; shoulder, arm,
wrist, hand and leg strength)
•
Musculoskeletal injuries (pain, paresthesia,
paralysis, pallor and pulse)
•
Crepitus
•
Footdrop
•
Heberden’s nodes
•
Bouchard’s nodes
•
Muscle atrophy
•
Muscle spasms
11. Musculoskeltal
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Obtain health history:
Joints:
•
Pain
•
Stiffness
•
Swelling, heat, redness
•
Limitation of movement
Muscles:
•
Pain (cramps)
•
Weakness
Bones:
•
Pain
•
Deformity
•
Trauma (fractures, sprains,
dislocations)
Functional assessment
Self-care behaviours (exercise,
nutrition, medications)
Physical assessment:
Abnormal findings:
•
Size and shape of joints, limbs
and body regions
•
Range of motion
•
Posture and gait
•
ROM in TMJ and neck
•
Face and neck
•
Crepitus in neck
•
Spine posteriorly
•
Scoliosis
•
Range of spinal movement
•
Shoulders and elbows
(rotation, flexion and
extension)
•
Wrists, hands and finger joints
(ROM, rotation, flexion and
extension)
•
Carpal tunnel syndrome
•
Hip (flexion, extension,
abduction, adduction and hip
rotation)
•
Knees (fluid in knee joint,
flexion and extension)
•
Ankles (dorsiflexion, plantar
flexion, inversion and
eversion)
•
Toes (flexion and extension)
•
Muscles (muscle tone, ROM;
shoulder, arm, wrist, hand and
leg strength)
•
Musculoskeletal injuries (pain,
paresthesia, paralysis, pallor
and pulse)
•
Crepitus
•
Footdrop
•
Heberden’s nodes
•
Bouchard’s nodes
•
Muscle atrophy
•
Muscle spasms
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