Components of the sensory examination: Light touch Pain and temperature Vibration sense Position sense 2 point discrimination Graphesthesia Stereognosis Double simultaneous stimuli (extinction) Examination Technique: patients should be sufficiently undressed but...
Extinction (Double simultaneous stimuli) Examination Technique: 1. Tactile (sensory) with eyes open demonstrate to the patient that you will touch them on the left side, the right side or both. this should only be done if the patient can perceive a unilateral stimulus...
Examination Technique: explain to the patient that you will be placing an item in their hand which they should then manipulate and identify with their eyes closed. stimuli include different coins, a key, a safety pin, a paper clip, a coin, etc.
Examination Technique: explain to the patient that you will be drawing a number in the palm of their hand. explain to the patient what is up and down, the distal side is usually up as this is a typical orientation of the palm. demonstrate with eyes open. ask the...
Two Point Discrimination Examination Technique: use either calipers or a opened paper clip with two parallel ends. demonstrate to the patient with eyes open by applying either one or two points of the stimulus to the fingerpad. ask the patient to close their eyes....
