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when the length limits of a musculotendinous unit are reached and further movement results in passive joint movement or a restriction of joint movement.
examination area:-private-comfortable temperature clothing:-males, only wear shorts-females, wear shorts and a halter top systemic approach:-working inferior to superior or vice v
A basic musculoskeletal postural assessment is sufficiently reliable when performed by trained clinicians. Posture, mobility and movement can be assessed with adequate reliabililty.
12 kwi 2016 · Posture is an automatic and unconscious position (9, 10) and it represents the body’s reaction to the force of gravity. It is maintained through the contraction of skeletal muscles, coordinated by a series of stimuli of various nature and through continuous adjustment of neuromuscular type (7).
7 cze 2016 · Are there any postures (e.g., standing with one foot on low stool, sitting with legs crossed) that give the patient relief or increase the patient’s symptoms? 25 The examiner can later test these postures to help determine the problem.
19 cze 2016 · Unlike most orthopaedic or neurologic tests, which focus on identifying the specific nature of an injury, illness, or other clinical problem, a postural evaluation looks at the whole person and attempts to assess the relative contributions of myriad postural observations.
