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SKILL
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TESTING PROCEDURE |
MATERIALS NEEDED |
SPECIAL NOTES |
MOUSE
OVER PICTURE TO VIEW MOVIE
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Proprioceptive Finger-Nose Test
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Pt.
keeps eyes closed
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Examiner
lightly touches 1 of pt.’s fingers & ask them to touch pt.’s
nose with that finger
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Repeats
by touching finger on opposite hand
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Patients
with proprioceptive loss have difficulty without visual input
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Proprioceptive Movement Test
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Pt.
keeps eyes closed
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Examiner
moves pt.’s finger or toe up or down by grasping it on the sides
to lessen clues by pressure
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Pt.
then tells which way digit moved
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Proprioceptive Space Test
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Pt.
keeps eyes closed
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Examiner
places 1 of pt.’s hands or feet in a selected position in space
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Then
ask pt. to imitate position with opposite limb or to find the hand
or foot with opposite limb
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+ test indicates true
proprioceptive loss |
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