UPPER EXTREMITIES ASSESSMENT 2026

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the UPPER EXTREMITIES ASSESSMENT in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering the date at the top of the form. This helps track when the assessment was conducted.
  3. Fill in personal details such as name, sex, address, telephone number, date of birth, and age. Accurate information is crucial for effective assessment.
  4. Indicate your referral source (GP, Orthopedic, Self, or Other) and provide details about your work and leisure activities that may contribute to mechanical stresses.
  5. Assess functional disability by noting any limitations in using your right arm for reaching or lifting. Record your Quick DASH score and VAS score for pain levels.
  6. Document your history including handedness, present symptoms, duration of symptoms, and any previous treatments or surgeries.
  7. Complete the examination section by evaluating posture and movement loss across various joints. Note any pain experienced during movements.
  8. Finally, summarize treatment goals and barriers to recovery to ensure a comprehensive understanding of your condition.

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To test upper extremity strength, ask the patient to extend their forearms with palms facing upwards. Place your hands on their inner forearms and ask them to pull their arms toward them while you provide resistance. An expected finding is the patient strongly bilaterally pulls against resistance with both arms.
The upper extremity functional assessment is designed to test the upper extremity following surgery or injury to determine the patients readiness to return to sport. The assessment addresses ROM, proprioception, strength, endurance, motor control and functional testing.
The upper extremity or arm is a functional unit of the upper body. It consists of three sections: the upper arm, forearm, and hand. It extends from the shoulder joint to the fingers and contains 30 bones.
For the purposes of this discussion, upper extremity function is defined as childrens ability to reach, grasp, and manipulate objects and/or to use the upper extremity to complete daily activities either in a contrived clinical situation (capacity) or in everyday activity (usual performance).
The basic elements of the physical examination of the upper extremity include inspection, palpation, range of motion, and a neuromuscular examination. The use of provocative maneuvers targeted at suspected sites of pathology can aid the clinician in determining a diagnosis.

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Tone. This is the resistance felt when a joint is moved passively through its normal range of movement: Ask the patient to let their shoulders and arms go floppy. Flex and extend their shoulder passively and feel for abnormality of tone.
Objective: The Functional Upper Extremity Levels (FUEL) is a new classification tool to assess a persons upper-extremity functional and physical performance after sustaining a stroke. The aim of this preliminary study was to develop the tool and determine its content validity and interrater reliability.
The Upper Extremity Function Test (UEFT) is an evaluative measure to assess upper extremity functional impairment and the severity of impairment in patients exhibiting dysfunction in the upper extremity.
Upper Extremity Strength An expected finding is the patient strongly bilaterally pulls against resistance with both arms. An alternative test is to ask the patient to put their hands in the air with their palms facing you. Place your palms against theirs and ask them to push while you provide resistance.

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