Rehabilitation Sciences 3360A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Scapholunate Ligament, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel

• School: Western University
• Department: Rehabilitation Sciences
• Course: Rehabilitation Sciences 3360A/B
• Professor: Michael Robinson

Document Summary

Rehabilitation sciences 3360 lecture 11: wrist, hand, finger, and head pathologies. Ligaments stressed during wrist passive range of motion (prom) Selective tissue test: watson test for scapholunate instability. Procedure apply dorsal pressure with your thumb to the scaphoid and move the wrist from ulnar to radial deviation. Positive findings reproduction of symptoms or notable pop. Radial and collateral ligament stress tests of the wrist. Procedure with the arm pronated grip the distal forearm and the metacarpals, ucl valgus stress, rcl varus stress. Implications sprain of the rcl or ucl. Procedure with the wrist deviated towards the ulnar side apply pressure and rotate the wrist in both directions. Positive findings pain with pressure or scouring. Procedure passive wrist extension with overpressure held for 1 minute. Positive findings tingling develops or increases in the distribution of the medial nerve distal to the carpal tunnel.