Muscle and Joint Exam

This course demonstrates the clinical techniques in completing a muscle and joint examination as part of a comprehensive look at the patient’s present condition. One of the reasons we fail in helping our patients achieve long-term health and function is due to a risk from force. The joint and muscle exam reveal existing damage as well as indicators that the stomatognathic system is being exposed to force beyond it’s adaptive capacity.

Last Reviewed: 07/29/2012

1. Clinical Steps in completing a joint exam
2. Clinical Steps in completing a muscle palpation
3. Joint auscultation
4. Range of motion evaluation

I.    Introduction

II.   Joint exam

III.  Muscle exam

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