external rotation, glenohumeral, goni, goni axis, Goniometry, lateral rotation, moveable arm, ROM, shoulder, stable arm, test and measures

Placement and Positioning

Patient position: supine with towel under humerus or sitting

Goniometer axis placement: on the olecranon process of the ulna

Stationary arm placement: perpendicular to the floor

Moveable arm placement: parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ulna pointing toward the ulnar styloid process

Normal ROM

0-90°

References

1. Clarkson, H. (2000).Musculoskeletal assessment: joint range of motion and manual muscle strength (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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