Cervical and Lumbar Spine Review

Question 1

Describe motor and sensation for each of the following:

• C5
• C6
• C7
• C8
• T1

Answer 1

C5:

• sensory: lateral upper arm
• motor: deltoid, biceps

C6:

• sensory: lateral forearm
• motor: biceps and wrist extension

C7:

• Sensory: middle finger
• motor: wrist extension, wrist flexion, triceps, finger extension

C8:

• sensory: ulnar border of hand
• motor: finger flexion

T1:

• sensory: medial upper arm
• motor: finger intrinsics

Question 2

What are the reflexes associated with each of the following:

• C5
• C6
• C7
• L4
• S1

Answer 2

C5 = biceps

C6 = brachioradialis

C7 = triceps

L4 = patella tendon

S1 = achilles

Question 3

Describe motor and sensation for each of the following:

• L1
• L2
• L3
• L4
• L5
• S1

Answer 3

L1

• sensory: groin
• motor: hip flexors
• L2:
• -midanterolateral thigh
• -motor: hip flexors, adductors, quadriceps
• L3
• -sensory: distal anteromedial thigh
• -motor: hip flexors, adductors, quadriceps
• L4
• -sensory: medial ankle
• -motor: hip adductors, quadriceps, ankle inversion, hip ABDuctors
• L5
• -sensory: dorsum of foot
• -motor: ankle inversion, hip ABDuctors, Extensor Hallicus Longus, toe extensors, ankle eversion, plantar flexion
• S1:
• -sensory: lateral border of foot
• -motor: ankle eversion, plantar flexion

Question 4

a positive babinski or ankle clonus reflects what?

SLR:
-what is this?

What is the femoral nerve stretch test?

Answer 4

presence of an upper motor neuron lesion from spinal cord decompression.

SLR:
-what: nerve tension sign

Femoral nerve stretch test: pt lies prone with knee passively flexed to the thigh, if anterior thigh pain = +.

Question 5

What tests are used for SI joint irritation?

Answer 5

compression

distraction

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