Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
flexion
|
30-50
|
|
extension
|
30-60
|
|
rotation
|
50-80
|
|
lateral bending
|
40-45
|
|
sitting muscle test tests for___
|
upper trapezius
|
|
supine muscle test tests for__
|
neck flexors
scalenes, SCM |
|
prone muscle test tests for___
|
neck extensors
|
|
muscle testing upper trapezius
|
pt. resists dr. pushing against shoulder and head coming together
|
|
muscle testing neck flexors
|
pt. resists dr. hand pressing back on their forehead
longus colli longus capitus |
|
muscle testing scalenes
|
hand is held on center of eyebrow, neck is held in flexion/ rotation
tests C3, C6 |
|
muscle test neck flexors
SCM |
pt. lays supine with head to one side and flexes against dr.'s hand
|
|
muscle test neck extensors
|
patient lays prone and flexes against the dr.'s hand on the back of their forehead
|
|
Valsalva
|
hold breath and bear down. pain may indicate space occupying lesion
|
|
Dejerine's triad
|
strain/ cough/ sneeze
|
|
swallowing test
|
pt swallows
pain indicates esophageal or pharyngeal injury or anterior injury to cervical spine, disc, or all three. |
|
Cervical spine compression
|
press on pt. head
pain indicates root or disc injury; may modify with ROM |
|
Cervical spine distraction
|
put hand in goal-post position, under suboccipital bone and mastoid, and lift towards the ceiling.
pain indicates strain or sprain and joint capulitis |
|
shoulder depression
|
local pain indicates: muscle or ligament injury
radiating pain: compression or stretching of neurovascular bundle, TOS laterally flex the head while depressing the shoulder which streches the brachial plexes or local soft tissue. |
|
Adson's test
|
hold radial pulse, ask pt to look straight ahead, then to same side, then op. side
decrease in amplitude of pulse due to neurovascular bundle compression or scalenes muscle spasm. |
|
Roos's (east) test
|
ask pt to raise arms, open and close hands for three minutes; checks for thoracic outlet syndrome
|
|
biceps
|
c5
|
|
brachioradialis
|
c6
|
|
triceps
|
c7
|
|
Bakody's (monkey's) sign
|
relieves pain; pt puts hand on head, palm upwards
|
|
Soto Hall test
|
press on supine's pt's manubrium and lift pt's head towards ceiling.
|
|
Wright's Test
|
hyperabduct and extend the pt's arm, ask pt to look at arm, then look away from arm, while holding the radial pulse.
|
|
Vertebral Artery Test
|
pt. lies on back with head extended off the table. rotates pt's head. This will compress the vertebral artery on the opposited side of the head and patency on the same side of the head. It is positive it pt. experience vertigo, dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, faintness, nystagmus.
|