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Musculoskeletal
Common capsular patterns of joints
| Joint | Restriction |
|---|---|
| TMJ | Limitation of mouth opening |
| Atlanto-occipital | Extension, side flexion equally limited |
| Cervical spine | Lateral flexion and rotation equally limited, extension |
| Glenohumeral | Lateral rotation, abduction, medial rotation |
| Sternoclavicular | Pain at extremes of range of movement |
| Acromioclavicular | Pain at extremes of range of movement |
| Ulnohumeral | Flexion, extension |
| Radiohumeral | Flexion, extension, supination, pronation |
| Proximal radioulnar | Supination, pronation |
| Distal radioulnar | Full range of movement, pain at extremes of rotation |
| Radiocarpal (wrist) | Flexion and extension equally limited |
| Trapeziometacarpal | Abduction, extension |
| MCP and IP | Flexion, extension |
| Thoracic spine | Lateral flexion and rotation equally limited, extension |
| Lumbar spine | Lateral flexion and rotation equally limited, extension |
| Sacroiliac, symphysis pubis, and sacrococcygeal | Pain when joints are stressed |
| Hip | Flexion, abduction, medial rotation |
| Knee | Flexion, extension |
| Tibiofibular | Pain when joint stressed |
| Talocrural | Plantar flexion, dorsiflexion |
| Talocalcaneal (subtalar) | Limitation of varus range of movement |
| Midtarsal | Dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, adduction, medial rotation |
| First metatarsalphalangeal | Extension, flexion |
| Second to fifth metatarsophalangeal | Variable |
| Interphalangeal | Flexion, extension |