OOPS - PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
KNEE

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See instructions for drawing your pain on devices.

You can draw a pain chart / graph to show how the pain changes over the course of 24 hours.

Then follow the range of movement guide below. It might be useful to have another person to estimate how much of your range you have before you feel pain or stiffness.

Write the percentage of movements in the calculator below and it will give you the average of all ranges as your functional range. This will give you the starting point and link for your rehabilitation as below.
Write this down so you can refer to it every few days to measure your improvement by following the rehabilitation guides as below. Then click the clear button to clear the form for the next time you use.    

Also review a Gait / Walking Assessment

Posture
Stand evenly with feet comfortably apart in front of a mirror or observer.
Draw a line from the groin to the second toe. Note whether the feet are pointing outward, inward or straight. Note whether the knee is more outside or inside that line and whether it appears to bend sideways.
Then, from the side, a vertical line from the side of the hip should fall just in front of the ankle, and the knees are slightly bent. Note whether the knees are very straight even extended backward.
Squat
Full squat is the best sign of the full function of legs and low back.

With feet apart and flat on floor, and gently balancing with hands on bench or table, squat until you feel pain.

Full squat (100%) = with feet flat on the floor, sitting freely on the back of your legs.
90% is near full squat with stiffness or pain.
50% = thighs parallel to the floor

Write as Squat = e.g 75%
Flexion
In lying, bend your knee up as far as you can until pain or restriction.
100% = With hands, pull lower leg back against thigh.
50% = 70 - 80 degrees
0% = Can't bend knee from straight (see Extension)
Extension
 In lying with your legs straight your knee will relax into full extension. Some people the knee will curve back in hyper-extension.
100% = relaxed and straight or hyperextended.
90% = any resistance or pain with knee straight.
50% = 70 degrees flexed
0% = Unable to straighten from fully bent position. (See Flexion)

Squat:---------------

Flexion:-----------

Extension: ---

Functional Range --

Guide to commencing your self therapy from the Functional Range
Total average range less than 40% start your therapy here.
Total average range between 40 and 70% start your therapy here.
Total average range more than 70% start your therapy here.

OOPS First Aid

Acute Knee Recovery

Physical Assessment