Perform the joint examination?
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How to perform the joint examination?
Basics principles of Joint Examination are mentioned as bellow-
Basics principles of Joint Examination are mentioned as bellow-
- History Taking
- Look or Appereance
- Feel
- Move
- Special Tests related to Joints
History taking of patient is very important.Because by history taking we know the exact cause of disease
This includes following points like-
- History of trauma or accident
- Family history
- Any congenital Anamoly
- Personal history like smokening,alcoholism,tobacco chewing
- Nature of symptoms.
- Pain, instability, swelling
- Duration of symptoms
- Any History of arthropathy like
- Gout, rheumatoid
- Use of immunocompromise
- Steroids, diabetes
- Warm joint
- Reduced range of movement
- Afebrile
- Previous history of OA or Rheumatoid Arthritis
Look Examination contains-
- Any Scars of surgery
- Any Deformity
- Swelling over joints
- Muscle wasting
- Skin changes erythema/psoriasis/eczema
- Bone/muscle contours
- Comparison to unaffected side
- Redness of joints
Feel Examination contains
- Joint temperature whether it is warm or cold
- Effusion
- Bony prominences
- Area of tenderness along joint margin
Movement Examination cotains
- Range of movement
- Active and Passive
- Stress tests