You are testing the strength of your patient’s quadriceps.  You put her in an Against Gravity position (short sitting) and ask her to extend her knee.  You notice that she is unsuccessful.  Therefore, you place her in a Gravity Eliminated position (sidelying).  You notice that she is now able to extend the knee through her full range of motion.  Which of the following best describes the muscle grade for this patient?

When you use your goniometer to measure the angle of a joint, which of the following are you always measuring?

Which of the following motions will assist you in palpating the greater trochanter?

EXTRA CREDIT:  Your patient is in the standard testing position for goniometric measurement (ROM) for shoulder internal and external rotation.  The patient starts with the shoulder in neutral rotation, and in order to test the external rotation range of motion, you ask them to externally rotate.  When you demonstrate the motion that you want them to do, you keep your wrist in neutral the entire time. As the patient moves the shoulder into the requested position, what type of muscle contraction is occurring in the wrist flexors?

You are testing the strength of your patient’s forearm supinator muscles.  To test for a grade 3, which of the following motions must the patient perform?

During goniometric measurements, each test has a standard recommended position for the patient to assume.  These recommended testing positions are designed to do all of the following, except which?

Based on the principles of goniometry, which of the following joints is being measured in the picture?exam24.png 

In supine, your patient’s right shoulder flexion AROM is equal to the normal value for shoulder flexion.  While seated, she is only able to flex her shoulder to 45°.  With only the information provided, which of the following is the most appropriate manual muscle grade?

Which of the following goniometric measurements requires that the patient be in a seated position with the back supported?

Which of the following joint motions is the therapist about to measure? exam11.jpg