A
patient makes the movement against a resistance, and a change of a length of a
muscle in the joint does not occur. During this examination we rather find out
a normal function of muscles and nerves, and the joint does not participate in
the movement.
Sequence of the Examination of Movements
We begin to examine
the extension of passive movements because after the passive movement the
patient is able to imitate a required action himself/herself, and so we also
examine the active movement without any
excessive explaining. The isometric movement (isometric contraction) is examined
as the last one.
Meaning of the Examination of Movements
On the basis of a different
