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Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center

AH 321

  • Joint Palpation Laboratory

  • Locate, palpate, and place an abbreviation (acronym) on your laboratory partner in the center of the area representing the following joints. NOTE: Be sure to palpate each joint in several different ranges of motion and from all aspects—anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, superior, inferior. Place an "X" in the box after completing this for each task.

    1st Interphalangeal joint of foot Calcaneocuboid Talocrural (posteromedial)
    1st Metatarsophalangeal 5th metatasocuboid Talocrural (posterolateral)
    3rd PIP Talonavicular Anterior inferior tibiofibular
    4th DIP Subtalar Posterior inferior tibiofibular
    5th MP Talocrural (anterior)  
    Anterior superior tibiofibular Posteromedial tibiofemoral Posterior tibiofemoral
    Posterior superior tibiofibular Anterolateral tibiofemoral Medial patellofemoral
    Anteromedial tibiofemoral Posterolateral tibiofemoral Lateral patellofemoral
    Anteromedial acetabular femoral Posterolateral acetabular femoral Posterior sacroiliac
    Posterior intervertebral joints C2-S1 Posterior rib#8 & T-8 Anterior rib#4 & sternum
    Posterior rib#1 & T-1 Posterior rib#12 & T-12 Anterior rib#7 & sternum
    Posterior rib#4 & T-4 Anterior rib#2 & sternum  
    Sternoclavicular Anterior glenohumeral Posterior glenohumeral
    Acromioclavicular Superior glenohumeral Inferior glenohumeral
    Radiocapitellar Medial olecranon & fossa Anterior Distal Radioulnar
    Medial humeroulnar Lateral olecranon & fossa Posterior Distal Radioulnar
    Anterior scaphoradial Scapholunate Triquetrum - Ulnar
    Posterior scaphoradial Hamate – 4th & 5th metacarpal  
    1st carpometacarpal 3rd metacarpophalangeal 1st DIP
    3rd metacarpal-capitate 5th metacarpophalangeal 4th PIP
    1st metacarpophalangeal 2nd PIP 3rd DIP
    Anterior temporomandibular Posterior temporomandibular