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lumbar ROM
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90 in flexion, 30 in all others
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the patient comes into your office with their hand on top of their head they tell you this makes them feel better. what is this positive for?
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space occupying lesion
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in the patient assessment what is the context of this class?
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spinal orthopedics and spinal range of motion
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what does myelopathy mean?
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spinal cord involvement
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if a patient tells you that they feel pain that is NOT in a dermatomal pattern, what is the least likely issue to be considered?
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stenosis
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the instrument for measurement of spinal range of motion is
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inclinometer
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of the following, which is least exacerbatory, compared with the others?
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maximum cervical compression
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what is a positive finding on maximum cervical compression?
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recreation or exacerbation of dermatomal findings, sclerotomal findings & local findings
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the most important thing about a change in pulse on thoracic outlet testing...
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is that it is evidence of vascular compromise
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cervical ribs as possible instigators in thoracic outlet testing are revealed...
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on adam's test
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if your patient has just received a whiplash trauma what would be the least likely next step?
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spurling's test
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if your whiplash patient in question #20 had a positive dejerene's triad, what would they be saying
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that they have dermatomal symptoms when they cough, sneeze or strain to go to the bathroom
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how would you follow up the testing of the patient who has a positive valsalva into a c6nerve root dermatome?
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w/ sensory, motor and deep tendon reflex testing
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