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Normal end-feel - soft - describe; ex
- Soft, spongy
- Ex: Elbow flexion; Knee flexion
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Normal end-feel - firm - ligament vs. capsule
- Ligament - Firm arrest, no creep
- Capsule - Firm arrest; Creep (w/time) w/hip extension
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Normal end-feel - hard - describe; ex
- Hard/rigid sudden stop
- Ex: elbow extension
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Abnormal end-feel - Bony - describe; resistance felt; tissue implicated; ex (4)
- Sudden hard/rigid stop - feels like a hard end-feel
- Callus formation
- Periarticular ossification
- Ex: Myositis ossificans, Fx, OA, Osteophyte formation
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Abnormal end-feel - empty - Describe; ex (3)
- Cannot reach end-feel, usually d/t pain
- Ex: Fx; Bursitis; Jt inflammation
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Abnormal end-feel - firm w/DEC elasticity - d/t what? examples (3)
- D/t - Fibrosis of soft tissues
- INC tone
- Tightening of capsule
- Ligamentous shortening
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Abnormal end-feel - boggy - d/t what?
Swelling
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Abnormal end-feel - springy/rubbery - d/t what?
MM spasm
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Abnormal end-feel - displaced meniscus - resistance felt
Springy rebound, bouncing back
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Abnormal end-feel - joint adhesion - resistance felt
Sudden sharp arrest in one direction
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Abnormal end-feel - pannus - resistance felt; tissue implicated; ex
- Soft w/crunchy
- Synovium & capsule
- Ex: Elbow extension
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