physical exam -Newborn Normal: Tone-Upper Extremity Tone

visit http://goo.gl/grqwY for more complete series Assessing motor function of the upper extremities begins with passive range of motion. This is done by rotating each extremity at the shoulder, elbow and wrist and feeling the resistance and the range of movement. Too little or too much resistance reflects hypotonia or hypertonia. Further testing helps to better define tone and any tone abnormalities

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