1. Rehab careers- standard 14
INJURY EVALUATIONS
Rehab careers- standard 14

2. Standard 14
Describe evidence-based techniques and procedures for evaluating common medical conditions, disabilities, and injuries. Discuss at minimum the procedures surrounding inspection/observation, palpation, testing of flexibility, endurance, and strength, special evaluation techniques, and neurological testing. Role-play practicing these skills on a classmate and/or family member, or within in a lab/clinical setting.

3. Evidence-based MEDICINE
Evidence based medicine (EBM) is the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of modern, best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. EBM integrates clinical experience and patient values with the best available research information
Masic I, Miokovic M, Muhamedagic B. Evidence Based Medicine – New Approaches and Challenges. Acta Informatica Medica. 2008;16(4): doi: /aim
In other words… individualize all treatments and use what has been evidentially proven to work!

4. QUICK REVIEW… WHAT DOES SOAP STAND FOR? WHAT DOES HIPS/HOPS STAND FOR?
SUBJECTIVE (Patient’s Information)
OBJECTIVE (HCP’s Findings)
ASSESSMENT (Special Tests)
PLAN (Treatment Plan)
WHAT DOES HIPS/HOPS STAND FOR?
HISTORY (Patient’s Information)
INSPECTION/OBSERVATION (HCP’s Findings)
PALPATION (Hands-on Evaluation)
SPECIAL TESTS
THIS INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL WHEN GOING THROUGH A MEDICAL EVALUATION!

5. A PATIENT COMES IN TO YOUR CLINIC…

6. SOAP NOTE SCENARIOS
Use your SOAP Notes form and fill in the correct information based on the scenarios provided. BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR ASSESSMENT OF WHAT IS WRONG AND YOUR PLAN!!

7. 1.

8. Patient 1 WHAT DO YOU DO FIRST??
SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION
16y/o Male
Playing Basketball at school this afternoon, went to shoot a layup and came down wrong on his foot
Felt and heard a “pop” on the outside of his L) ankle
Immediately swelled up (as seen in picture)
Has never injured this ankle before
Walked straight to the ATR to be evaluated
WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT?

9. Objective findings WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT? OBJECTIVE INFORMATION
Pt. Tender at Lateral Malleolus
Limited AROM & PROM
MMT 3/5 DORSIFLEXION
MMT 3/5 PLANTARFLEXION
MMT 2/5 INVERSION
MMT 3/5 EVERSION
WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT?

10. Ankle assessment
TALAR TILT TEST ANTERIOR DRAWER (ANKLE) KLEIGER’S TEST (EXTERNAL ROTATION) THOMPSON’S TEST COMPRESSION TEST RESULTS: Talar Tilt + Thompson’s Test - Anterior Drawer + Compression Test - Kleiger’s Test -

11. YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE…
Using the written guidelines provided, practice on each other all of the ANKLE assessment specialty tests.
BE CAREFUL AND PROFESSIONAL WHEN PERFORMING THESE TESTS! DO NOT DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE HARM!
DON’T FORGET TO RECORD YOUR ASSESSMENT AND PLAN FOR PATIENT 1 IN YOUR SOAP NOTES!

12. 2.

13. Patient 2 WHAT DO YOU DO FIRST??
SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION
22y/o Female
Went for a run after work two days ago when a dog started chasing her. She jumped over a fence and when she came down she felt a “pop” in her L) knee
Immediately swelled up (as seen in picture)
Has never injured this knee before
Unable to walk without assistance. Had crutches at home and has been using them since the injury.
Has been putting ice on her knee at night and taking NSAIDS.
WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT?

14. Objective findings WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT? OBJECTIVE INFORMATION
Pt. Tender at Medial Joint Line
Limited AROM & PROM
MMT 3/5 Knee Extension
MMT 3/5 Knee Flexion
WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT?

15. Knee assessment RESULTS: ANTERIOR DRAWER – McMURRAY’S Test +
PALPATION
RANGE OF MOTION
ANTERIOR & POSTERIOR DRAWER
VALGUS & VARUS STRESS TEST
McMURRAY’S TEST
RESULTS:
ANTERIOR DRAWER – McMURRAY’S Test +
VALGUS STRESS TEST + VARUS STRESS TEST -

16. YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE…
Using the written guidelines provided, practice on each other all of the KNEE assessment specialty tests.
BE CAREFUL AND PROFESSIONAL WHEN PERFORMING THESE TESTS! DO NOT DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE HARM!
DON’T FORGET TO RECORD YOUR ASSESSMENT AND PLAN FOR PATIENT 2 IN YOUR SOAP NOTES!

17. 3.

18. Patient 3 WHAT DO YOU DO FIRST??
SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION
18y/o Male
Was playing baseball and slid into home plate. Immediately felt a pop and was unable to move his arm.
When he stood up his shoulder “looked funny” (as seen in picture)
Was told he had a “loose shoulder”, but has never injured it like this before.
Immediately got ice out of the dugout and came into the ATR.
WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT?

19. Objective findings WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT? OBJECTIVE INFORMATION
Pt. Tender at AC Joint
Unable to perform AROM & PROM
MMT 0/5 Shoulder Abduction
MMT 0/5 Shoulder Flexion
MMT 0/5 Shoulder Extension
*Shoulder “popped back in place” while doing objective findings*
WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT?

20. Shoulder assessment
PALPATION RANGE OF MOTION (AROM & PROM) CODMAN’S PENDULUM EMPTY CAN TEST LIFT-OFF TEST NEER’S IMPINGEMENT HAWKIN’S KENNEDY IMPINGEMENT LOAD & SHIFT APPREHENSION RELOCATION SULCUS SIGN O’BRIEN’S TEST
RESULTS:
Codman’s Pendulum – Hawkin’s Kennedy Impingement –
Empty Can Test Load & Shift +
Lift-Off Test Apprehension Relocation +
Neer’s Impingement – Sulcus Sign +
O’Brien’s Test –

21. YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE…
Using the written guidelines provided, practice on each other all of the SHOULDER assessment specialty tests.
BE CAREFUL AND PROFESSIONAL WHEN PERFORMING THESE TESTS! DO NOT DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE HARM!
DON’T FORGET TO RECORD YOUR ASSESSMENT AND PLAN FOR PATIENT 3 IN YOUR SOAP NOTES!