and then you get into the testing and you're experiencing
limitations. But whenever you're in a C&P exam, they're
Don't tough it out. Don't try to continue to move through and
C&P exam and they're looking at your knee and they're looking
after an injury, but that's a little bit rarer type of a knee
ups and even if they're not testing you during a flare up,
phenomena are rated to give you a disability rating based on
bottom of your femur whenever you bend the knee it
during what are known as flare-up events. So, let's say you
this ring of musculature and ligaments around that joint
we often see no indications of them asking the question in a
problems of that type. Another rare condition or rare
Yeah, my knees are okay or not so bad today or something
problem. So one of the things that I want to leave you with
rides that groove up and down. Whenever you have an injury to
for indications of changes in your range of motion because
old knee injury. Say something. Do not tough it out and remain
patella to slide out of place. Often whenever we see this,
clinical setting. So, often times, whenever we're reviewing
caused by some very severe ligament and tendon laxity
you can aggravate that old injury, that old soft tissue
So, subluxation is a partial dislocation of the knee.
straighten your leg. Normal extension reading is usually
It's defined differently for different joints but with your
140 degrees that's a normal, healthy knee. Then extension is
times, however, whenever we review these compensation and
butt whenever you're taking a step forward that is flexion so
event, let's say you slightly twist or you step down some
that knee in place. The next type of phenomenon
in a C&P exam where they're trying to - compensation and
hyperextension in the knee joint is actually perfectly
extension. So flexion is a measurement that's taken when
you'll see the knee cap slide to the outside and that's just
going to be the other measurement that they'll take
your normal flexion reading should be about 135 degrees to
and so the way that they're going to do the range of motion
testing is going to be through a measurement of flexion and
between 0 degrees and negative 10 degrees. So a slight amount of
normal. Another term that we want to cover is subluxation.
It's part of the healing process whenever you have an
instead of riding the groove at the bottom of your, at the
think in order to properly discuss how knee and leg
rated primarily is based on your range of motion and
range of motion in your knee. So, extension is how flat you can
terms essentially. So, the way that your knee conditions are
immobility due to a fusion of the bones. So, usually we've
major knee injury and the bones are starting to grow together.
Hello my name is Zack Evans. I'm a VA disability attorney with Woods and Woods
relevant CFR section is going to be 38 CFR section 4.71a.
you bend your knee think of bringing your heel up to your
VA disability ratings for knee injuries and knee pain. The
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