Musculoskeletal assessment
Patients present with a variety of conditions, and assessments need to
be adapted to suit their needs.
Subjective examination
1-Body chart
2-Location of current symptoms
3-Type of pain
4-Depth, quality, intensity of symptoms
5-Intermittent or constant
6-Abnormal sensation (e.g. pins and needles, numbness)
7-Relationship of symptoms
8-Check other relevant regions
Behaviour of symptoms
1-Aggravating factors
2-Easing factors
3-Severity
4-Irritability
5-Daily activities/functional limitations
6-24-hour behaviour (night pain)
7-Stage of the condition
Special questions
1-Red flags
2-Spinal cord or cauda equina symptoms
3-Bilateral extremity numbness/pins and needles
4-Dizziness or other symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency
Patients present with a variety of conditions, and assessments need to
be adapted to suit their needs.
Subjective examination
1-Body chart
2-Location of current symptoms
3-Type of pain
4-Depth, quality, intensity of symptoms
5-Intermittent or constant
6-Abnormal sensation (e.g. pins and needles, numbness)
7-Relationship of symptoms
8-Check other relevant regions
Behaviour of symptoms
1-Aggravating factors
2-Easing factors
3-Severity
4-Irritability
5-Daily activities/functional limitations
6-24-hour behaviour (night pain)
7-Stage of the condition
Special questions
1-Red flags
2-Spinal cord or cauda equina symptoms
3-Bilateral extremity numbness/pins and needles
4-Dizziness or other symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency
