Cervical Assessment Flashcards
When looking at shoulders, which shoulder is usually lower
Dominant hand
What are all the special tests
1) transverse ligament test
2) alar ligament stress test
3) distraction/compression
4) spur kings compression test
5) upper limb tension test
6) Bakodys sign
7) Hautants test
8) vertebral artery testing/Dekleyn-nieuwenhuyse
9) Hoffmans sign
What is the spurlings compression test testing
Vasette joints
What is the upper limb test testing
Dural tones (provoke nerves)
Which nerve for ULTT1
Median/ anterior interosseous nerve
Which nerve for ULTT2
Median/musculocutaneous/axillary nerve
which nerve for ULTT3
Radial nerve
Which nerve for ULTT 4
Ulnar nerve
Which part of the cervical spine does the Bakodys sign test
C5/6
What are you looking for with the Hautants test
Differentiate dizziness, vascular VS non-vascular
*test non-vascular first
What are you testing with the vertebral artery test
Cranial nerves…all except olfactory
What are the things you ask the patient do to when testing the vertebral artery test
1) count down from 20= speech
2) eye accommodation= dilation/contraction
3) eye tracking
4) stigmas= eyes jolting
5) stick out tongue
6) clench jaw
7) smile
8) frown
Which positions of the cervical spine are tested in the vertebral artery test
1) neutral
2) rotation
3) extension and rotation
What are the Sx of cervical involvement
1) headaches and dizziness
2) trouble speaking/swallowing
3) changes in hearing
4) visual defects
5) vertigo
What are the signs of a cervical headache
1) occipital/suboccipital
2) altered by neck movement
3) painful limited ROM
4) abnormal head/neck posture
5) suboccipital tenderness
6) abnormal mobility at joints
7) sensory abnormalities
