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Patient lies supine and the neck is comfortably positioned. Examiner securely grasps the patient's head under the occiput and chin and gradually applies an axial traction. | Patient lies supine and the neck is comfortably positioned. Examiner securely grasps the patient's head under the occiput and chin and gradually applies an axial traction. | ||
A positive test is the reduction or eliminatin of symptoms.<ref name="Wainner and Gill">Wainner RS, Gill H. Diagnosis and nonoperative management of cervical radiculopathy. J Ortho Sports PT.2000 Dec;30(12):728-744.</ref> | A positive test is the reduction or eliminatin of symptoms.<ref name="Wainner and Gill">Wainner RS, Gill H. Diagnosis and nonoperative management of cervical radiculopathy. J Ortho Sports PT.2000 Dec;30(12):728-744.</ref> | ||
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Purpose
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To test for the presence of cervical radiculopathy.[1] [2]
Technique
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Patient lies supine and the neck is comfortably positioned. Examiner securely grasps the patient's head under the occiput and chin and gradually applies an axial traction.
A positive test is the reduction or eliminatin of symptoms.[3]
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- ↑ Flynn TW, Cleland JA, Whitman JM. Users' guide to the musculoskeletal examination. United States; Evidence in Motion:2008.
- ↑ Malange GA,Landes P, Nadler SF. Provocation tests in the cervical spine examination: historical basis and scientific analyses. Pain Physician. 2003;6:199-205
- ↑ Wainner RS, Gill H. Diagnosis and nonoperative management of cervical radiculopathy. J Ortho Sports PT.2000 Dec;30(12):728-744.
