Bakody Sign: Difference between revisions
Kim Jackson (talk | contribs) m (Updated categories) |
m (added links) |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
== Purpose == | == Purpose == | ||
It is used to diagnose cervical radiculopathy, it is as definitive as the spurlings test however is less painful. It can also be used in case of a herniated disc pathology, spinal nerve root compression, acute neck pain which could be neural related. | It is used to diagnose cervical radiculopathy, it is as definitive as the spurlings test however is less painful. It can also be used in case of a herniated [[Disc Herniation|disc pathology]], spinal nerve root compression, acute neck pain which could be neural related. | ||
== Procedure == | == Procedure == | ||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
== Interpretation == | == Interpretation == | ||
'''Positive sign:''' Reduction in symptoms with the painful arm placed on top of the head. The suggested mechanism includes reduction of pain as the traction force to the nerves and the lower brachial plexus trunks are relieved. with the arm hanging at the side of ones body the mechanical traction acting n the nerve increases , thus increasing symptoms. | '''Positive sign:''' Reduction in symptoms with the painful arm placed on top of the head. The suggested mechanism includes reduction of pain as the traction force to the nerves and the lower [[brachial plexus]] trunks are relieved. with the arm hanging at the side of ones body the mechanical [[Traction for Neck Pain CPR|traction]] acting n the nerve increases , thus increasing symptoms. | ||
'''Negative sign:''' Increase in the symptoms when the patients hand is placed on the head. These symptoms are probably increased due to inter scalene muscle compression. Thus placing the hand could be termed positive for inter scalene compression and negative for Bakody sign.<ref>Jorgensen E. Bakody’s Sign: Cervical Radiculopathy Orthopaedic Test [Internet] . Obtained from: https://healthcog.com/bakody-sign-position/</ref><ref>Magee, David J. ''Orthopedic Physical Assessment''. St. Louis, Mo: Saunders Elsevier, 2008.</ref> | '''Negative sign:''' Increase in the symptoms when the patients hand is placed on the head. These symptoms are probably increased due to inter scalene muscle compression. Thus placing the hand could be termed positive for inter scalene compression and negative for Bakody sign.<ref>Jorgensen E. Bakody’s Sign: Cervical Radiculopathy Orthopaedic Test [Internet] . Obtained from: https://healthcog.com/bakody-sign-position/</ref><ref>Magee, David J. ''Orthopedic Physical Assessment''. St. Louis, Mo: Saunders Elsevier, 2008.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:23, 29 May 2021
Introduction[edit | edit source]
This test was designed to assess radicular pain, specially at the C4-C6 nerve roots. It is otherwise known as the shoulder abduction test. This test can be suggestive of cervical nerve involvement, but however isn't diagnostic of it.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Dr John Bakody, a neurosurgeon developed this technique, in1977 and published the same in the Surgical Neurology.
Purpose[edit | edit source]
It is used to diagnose cervical radiculopathy, it is as definitive as the spurlings test however is less painful. It can also be used in case of a herniated disc pathology, spinal nerve root compression, acute neck pain which could be neural related.
Procedure[edit | edit source]
The subject could be sitting or lying down. The limb has to be actively or passively raised above the head with the palm of the hand above the head.
Interpretation[edit | edit source]
Positive sign: Reduction in symptoms with the painful arm placed on top of the head. The suggested mechanism includes reduction of pain as the traction force to the nerves and the lower brachial plexus trunks are relieved. with the arm hanging at the side of ones body the mechanical traction acting n the nerve increases , thus increasing symptoms.
Negative sign: Increase in the symptoms when the patients hand is placed on the head. These symptoms are probably increased due to inter scalene muscle compression. Thus placing the hand could be termed positive for inter scalene compression and negative for Bakody sign.[2][3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Davis FA. Bakody sign [Internet]. Tabers online, Unbound medicine. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773522/all/Bakody_sign
- ↑ Jorgensen E. Bakody’s Sign: Cervical Radiculopathy Orthopaedic Test [Internet] . Obtained from: https://healthcog.com/bakody-sign-position/
- ↑ Magee, David J. Orthopedic Physical Assessment. St. Louis, Mo: Saunders Elsevier, 2008.
