1. Tests and Measurements
Goniometry, Circumference, Joint Laxity, Muscle Strength

2. Goniometric Measurements
Anatomical position
Reading the caliper
Degrees of motion = amount the limb can move throughout the whole ROM
The athlete should be in a stable position

3. Worksheet Motion Motion
Elbow flexion
Wrist extension
Hip extension
Shoulder extension
Ankle plantarflexion
Hip flexion
Knee flexion
Neck lateral flexion

4. Circumference Area should be relaxed Proper anatomical placements
Proper placement of tape measure
Don’t pull too tight
Used for fitting braces or checking muscle atrophy
Measure the following:
6” below patella=
Midpatella =
6” above patella=
Mid biceps =
3” below medial epicondyle=

5. Joint Laxity Proper relaxed position Check bilateral
Proper hand placements
Feel for endpoints
Joint laxity is measured by 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree
Check the following laxities
Valgus left/right=
Varus left/right=
Lachmann left/rt=

6. Strength guide Grade/% Value Strength
5/100 normal Full ROM against gravity with full resistance
4/75 good Full ROM against gravity with some resistance
3/50 Fair Full ROM against gravity with no resistance
2/25 poor Full ROM without gravity
1/10 trace slight contraction without motion
0/0 zero no muscle contraction

7. Muscle Strength for Nerve involvement
C5-deltoid/biceps
T1-finger abduction/add L4
C6-biceps, wrist extensors
L1- L5
C7-triceps, finger ext., wrist flexors L2 S1
C8-finger flexors L3

8. Manual muscle testing worksheet
Peroneal longus
Tibialis anterior
Latissimus dorsi
Supraspinatus
Triceps
Flexor pollicis longus
Extensor carpi radialis
Rectus femoris
Biceps femoris
Pectoralis major
Extensor Hallicis longus
Rhomboid major
Adductor magnus
Tensor fascia latae
Gluteus maximus
Deltoid
Infraspinatus
Vastus medialis
Gastrocnemius
Sartorius
Rectus abdominis
External oblique
Brachial radialis
Trapezius
sternocleidomastoid

9. Ankle stress tests & special tests
Other evaluation tests
Posterior tibial pulse
Behind medial malleolus
Dorsalis pedis pulse
Between extensor hallicus longus and externsor digitorum longus
Achilles reflex S1
Goniometric measurements
Inversion/eversion
Plantar/dorsi flexion
Forefoot abd/adduction
Anterior Drawer
Anterior talo fibular ligament
Talor tilt
Calcaneal fibular ligament and deltoid ligament
Compression test
Fibula fracture

10. Knee tests Swelling Patella Goniometric measurements ACL Ballotment
Lachmann
Anterior Drawer
MCL
Valgus 0 and 30 degrees
LCL
Varus 0 and 30 degrees
Meniscus
Applies Grind
McMurray click
MRI
Swelling
Ballotment
Wipeout
Patella
Apprehension
Chondromalacia
Goniometric measurements
Flexion/extension

11. Knee terms Valgus/varus Genu varum, genu valgum, genu recurvatum
Popliteal fossa
Intra articular
Pes Anserine Bursa

12. Hip and Pelvis Terms Special tests Acetabularfemoral jt=hip joint
Sacroiliac jt
Pubic symphysis
Greater Trochanter
Special tests
ROM- flexion extension, lateral bending, rotation

13. Hip and Pelvis Special tests continued Straight leg raise
Wells straight leg raise
Kernig test- stretches spinal cord
Milgram test- intrathecal pressure- disc
Valsalva maneuver
Patrick/FABER (flexion abduction, external rotation) test- sacroiliac jt.
FADIR- flexion, adduction, internal rotation