Cervical Examination: Difference between revisions
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=== Special Tests === | === Special Tests === | ||
*[[ | *[[Spurlings Test|Spurling’s Test]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Vertebral Artery Test|Vertebral Artery Test]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Sharp‐Purser Test|Sharp‐Purser Test]] | ||
*Transverse Ligament Stress Test | *[[Transverse_Ligament_Stress_Test|Transverse Ligament Stress Test]] | ||
*Slump Test | *Slump Test | ||
*Upper Limb Tension Test (ULTT‐A) | *Upper Limb Tension Test (ULTT‐A) | ||
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*Babinski’s Reflex | *Babinski’s Reflex | ||
*Lhermitte’s Test | *Lhermitte’s Test | ||
*Cranio‐cervical Flexion Test | *[[Cranio‐cervical_Flexion_Test|Cranio‐cervical Flexion Test]] | ||
*Thoracic Outlet Tests | *[[Thoracic_Outlet_Syndrome|Thoracic Outlet Tests]] | ||
*[[ | *[[1st Rib Mobility|Test for First Rib Mobility]] | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 4 October 2008
Subjective[edit | edit source]
Patient Intake[edit | edit source]
- Self‐report
- Performance‐based outcome measures - Neck Disability Index
- Region‐specific historical examination
Special Questions
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- Red Flags
- Yellow Flags
Investigations
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- Radiological Considerations
Objective[edit | edit source]
Observation[edit | edit source]
- Posture
- Movement Patterns
Functional Tests[edit | edit source]
- Looking up, transferring sit stand, lifting one or both arms overhead
Palpation[edit | edit source]
- supine— temporal mandibular joint, auditory meatus, mastoid process, atlas (C1) transverse processes, clavicle, soft tissue both posterior and anterior, hyoid bone, articular pillars, C2-C7 spinous processes
- prone—occipital process, nuchal line, spinous processes, transverse processes, soft tissue
- seated – first rib
Neurologic Assessment
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Movement Testing[edit | edit source]
- AROM, PROM, and Overpressure
- Passive Intervertebral Motion
- Muscle Strength specific to Cervical Spine
- Cranio‐cervical Flexion Test
Special Tests[edit | edit source]
- Spurling’s Test
- Vertebral Artery Test
- Sharp‐Purser Test
- Transverse Ligament Stress Test
- Slump Test
- Upper Limb Tension Test (ULTT‐A)
- Distraction Test
- Shoulder Abduction Test
- Rhomberg’s Test
- Babinski’s Reflex
- Lhermitte’s Test
- Cranio‐cervical Flexion Test
- Thoracic Outlet Tests
- Test for First Rib Mobility
