Assessment and Evaluation Review Questions

1. Differentiate between injury evaluation and diagnosis.

2. What basic knowledge must the examiner have before making an injury assessment?

3. Explain the key terminology necessary to communicate the results of an assessment.

4. Identify the various descriptive assessment terms.

5. How should an examiner take a history? What questions should be asked?

6. Describe palpation and when and how it should be performed.

7. What can be ascertained from active, passive, and resisted isometric movement?

8. Explain how muscle testing, reflex testing, and sensation testing are performed.

9. What pan do special tests, testing joint play, and postural examination play in injury assessment?

10. When should a functional evaluation be given?

11. What insights can a physician gain by having special laboratory tests performed? Describe each test in detail.