RT Book, Section
A1 White, D. Joyce
A1 Norkin, Cynthia C.
A2 Norkin, Cynthia C.
A2 White, D. Joyce
SR Print(0)
ID 1186281926
T1 Basic Concepts
T2 Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry, 5e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803645660
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1186281926
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  term  goniometry  is  derived  from  two  Greek  words:  gonia,  meaning  "angle,"  and  metron,  meaning  "measure."  Therefore,  goniometry  refers  to  the  measurement  of  angles,  in  particular  the  measurement  of  angles  created  at  human  joints  by  the  bones  of  the  body.  The  examiner  obtains  these  measurements  by  placing  the  parts  of  the  measuring  instrument,  called  a  goniometer,  along  the  bones  immediately  proximal  and  distal  to  the  joint  being  evaluated.  Goniometry  may  be  used  to  determine  both  a  particular  joint  position  and  the  total  amount  of  motion  available  at  a  joint.