The Pocket Atlas of Special Tests for the Lower Limb epub

An easy-to-navigate guide for the assessment of musculoskeletal problems in lower limbs.

With over 200 illustrations, The Pocket Atlas of Special Tests for the Lower Limb is the quick reference tool you need. This clear and accessible guide will help you understand the purpose, procedures, and additional considerations for 98 lower limb tests. These tests can help you identify whether the musculoskeletal problem lies with a joint, a ligament, a muscle, a tendon, or another structure.

The guide is presented in three parts, covering the hip (part I), knee (part II), and ankle and foot (part III).

The Pocket Atlas of Special Tests for the Lower Limb offers manual therapists and students a quick reference for special tests that are useful when assessing musculoskeletal issues.

Audience

Physical therapists and physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, sports therapists, and manual therapists, as well as students in these fields.

Introduction

Part I. The Hip
Chapter 1. Leg Length Tests
Test for True Leg Length
Bone Length Measurement Tests
Visual Assessment of Femoral Shortening—Method 1
Visual Assessment of Femoral Shortening—Method 2
Visual Assessment of Tibial Shortening—Method 1
Visual Assessment of Tibial Shortening—Method 2
Visual Assessment of Tibial Shortening—Method 3
Test for Apparent (Functional) Shortening—Direct Method
Test for Apparent (Functional) Shortening—Indirect Method

Chapter 2. Hip Joint Tests
Log Roll Test
Torque Test
FAIR Test/FADIR Test
Scour Test
McCarthy Test
Anterior Labral Tear Test
Posterior Labral Tear Test
FABER Test / Patrick’s Test / Figure Four Test
Stinchfield Test

Chapter 3. Muscle Tests
Adduction Contraction Test
Adductor Squeeze Test
Phelps’ Test
Ely’s Test (or Duncan-Ely Test)
Thomas Test
Snapping Hip Test
90-90 Straight Leg Raising Test
Hamstring Contracture Test
Tripod Sign
Heel Height Difference Test
Ober Test
Piriformis Test—Passive
Piriformis Test—Active
Trochanter Irritation Sign (Bicycle) Test
Bridging as a Test of Strength
Tests for Asymmetry in the Length of Hip Rotators
Tests for Asymmetry in the Strength of Hip Rotators
Single Leg Standing Test/Static Standing Stork Test
Trendelenburg Test

Part II. The Knee
Chapter 4. Tests for Knee Swelling
Brush, Stroke, Bulge of Wipe Test
Indentation Test
Fluctuation Test
Patellar Tap Test (“Ballotable Patella”) “Dancing Patella Sign”

Chapter 5. Plica Tests
Active Extension and Flexion Tests
Mediopatellar Plica Test
Plica “Stutter” Test
Hughston’s Plica Test

Chapter 6. Patellofemoral Tests
Passive Patellar Glide Test
Lateral/Quadriceps Pull Test
Fairbank’s Apprehension Test
Patellofemoral Grind Test/Clarke’s Sign
Active Patellar Grind Test
Step Up–Step Down Tests
McConnell Test
Vastus Medialis Coordination Test
Noble Compression Test

Chapter 7. Meniscus Tests
Bounce Home Test
Apley’s Test
Steinman’s Tests
Test for Retreating and Retracting Meniscus
McMurray’s Test
Childress’s Test
Ege’s Test
Thessaly Test
Modified Helfet Test

Chapter 8. One-Plane Instability Tests
Valgus Stress Test
Varus Stress Test
Anterior Drawer Test
Lachman’s Test
The Lever Sign Test
Godfrey’s Test/Posterior Sag Sign/Gravity Drawer Test
Posterior Drawer Test
Reverse Lachman Test

Chapter 9. Multiple Plane Instability Tests
Anteromedial Rotatory Instability

Slocum (AMRI) Test

Anterolateral Rotatory Instability

Slocum (ALRI) Test
Lateral Pivot Shift Test
Crossover Test of Arnold

Posteromedial Rotatory Instability

Posteromedial Drawer Test
Posteromedial Pivot-Shift Test

Posterolateral Rotatory Instability

Jakob Test (Reverse Pivot Shift Maneuver)
Dial Test
Active Posterolateral Drawer Sign Test
External Rotation Recurvatum Test

Part III. The Ankle, Foot and Toes
Chapter 10. Ligament Tests
Anterior Drawer Test—Supine
Anterior Drawer Test—Prone
Talar Tilt Test
Medial Collateral Ligament Stress Test
Test for Measuring Ankle Swelling—Tape Measure Method
Test for Measuring Ankle Swelling—Volume Displacement Method

Chapter 11. Ankle Syndesmosis Tests
Squeeze Test
Dorsiflexion-External Rotation Stress Test
Cotton Test
Heel-Thump Test
Cross-Legged Test

Chapter 12. Tests for Leg Muscles and Ankle Tendons
Thompson’s Test
Fibularis Subluxation Test
Tibialis Anterior Strength Test
Tibialis Anterior Stretch Test

Chapter 13. Nerve Tests
Web Space Tenderness Test
Mulder’s Sign
Extension-Flexion Test
Triple Compression Stress Test

Jane Johnson, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), BA (Hons), is a physiotherapist specializing in musculoskeletal health; in this role, she uses many different assessment techniques. Johnson is passionate about supporting students and helping newly qualified therapists gain confidence in their use of assessment and treatment techniques. Her aim is to share the knowledge she has gained in over 20 years of clinical practice, which she does using simple explanations.

Johnson is the author of six titles in the Hands-On Guides for Therapists series: Postural Assessment, Postural Correction, Therapeutic Stretching, Deep Tissue Massage, Soft Tissue and Trigger Point Release, and Soft Tissue Therapy for the Lower Limb. Johnson is also the author of The Pocket Atlas of Special Tests for the Upper Limb. These titles have been translated into multiple languages, including Japanese, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Korean, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, and Portuguese.