APLEY SCRATCH TEST - QUICK AND DIRTY AROM The Apley Scratch Test is a quick and dirty method to assess shoulder range of motion. It display's a patient's functional capacity as it combines the movements of internal rotation with extension and adduction and lateral rotation with flexion and abduction. | Physiotutors

ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION (AROM) OF THE KNEE JOINT Let's continue our assessment series of the lower extremities with the knee joint - as always we'll go from basic assessment to testing of specific pathologies. With AROM our goal is to assess how many degrees of freedom the patient has in different directions. Additionally, you are looking for compensations, pain provocation and movement quality. | Physiotutors

ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION (AROM) OF THE WRIST AND HAND To finish up the assessment of the upper extremities, let's look at the wrist and the hand (where we find quite a lot of joints of course) from basic assessment to testing of specific pathologies. According to the Guideline for Dutch General Practitioners, wrist and hand complaints have a very bad prognosis with only 25% of patients recovering after 3 months and 40% after 1 year. Is this due to lack of appropriate management in your experience?