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Motor assessment
Bulk of muscles
Tone of muscles
Power of muscles
Reflexes
Bulk of muscles
Wasting of muscles
Hypertrophy
Atrophy
Pseudo hypertrophy
Measuring tape
Tone of muscles
Tone
Hypertonia , hypotonia , dystonia
Spasticity
Clasp knife , clonus , babinski , oppenheim
sign, Gordon sign, chaddock sign, hoffman
sign
Rigidity
Lead pipe
Cog wheel
Flaccidity
Hyper extensibility of joint
Dystonia
Focal or segmental
Examination of tone
0 No increase in tone
2 More marked increase in muscle tone through most of the ROM, but
affected part(s) easily moved
Muscle length ??
Muscle range ??
Reflexes (0 , 1+ , 2+ ,3+, 4+)
DTR
Jendrassik maneuver
Superficial reflex
Neonatal reflexes
STNR
ATNR
Reflexes
Superficial reflexes
Planter reflex
Abdominal reflex
Deep reflexes
Ankle jerk
Knee jerk
Biceps jerk
Triceps jerk
Brachioradialis jerk
Jaw jerk
Reinforcement
Upgoing planters
UMNL , hypoglycemia , deep coma ,post epileptic, below age of 1 yr
Difference between UMNL & LMNL??
Proximal muscle weakness
?????
Sit to stand
Walk
Walk on toes
Walk on heels
Squat
Motor Apraxia:
Partial or complete inability to execute purposeful
movements (even with strength or ability) :
Ideomotor inability to remember a command
Ideational : inability to formulate a plan to accomplish
a task (scratch nose, brush teeth, draw
a clock, comb hair)
Dressing
Constructional
Functional Movements Tested
Level of Independence
6 - independent
5 - requires supervision
4 - requires verbal cueing
3 - requires minimal physical assistance of 1
2 - requires moderate physical assistance of 1
1 - requires physical assistance of 2
0 - unable to perform with maximal assistance