Cervical Eval & Treat Flashcards
Cruciform Ligament (Transverse)
-Vertical and Transverse bands
-inhibit excessive translation of C1/C2
-Dens could compress stuff
Alar Ligaments
-attaches to C0 and dens
-can become OA insuficiency
-can cause neuro/vascular compromise
Anterior Column
-vertebral bodies and discs
-Weight bearing and shock absorption
Posterior Column
-articular processes
-Zygapopphhyseal (facet) joints
-Gliding mechanism for movements
Cervical Spinal Segments
-3 joints: 2 vertebral bodies and 1 disc, facet joint of sup and inf
-horizontal surfaces favor rotation
-vertical surfaces favor block rotation
-facets in “ramp” orientation
Amount of Motion Determinants
-Disc height ratio
-fibrocartilage compliance
-shape of end plates
-age
-disease
-gender
Type of Motion Determinants
-shape and orientation of articulations
-ligaments and muscles
-size and location of segment (lumbar biggest)
Intervertebral Discs
-largest avascular structure in body
-Nucleus Pulposus, Annulus Fibrosis, End plate (bone)
-Named for vertebra above
-Cervical & Lumbar: thicker anteriorly
-nutrition diffuses from endplate
-Cervical degenerates early (3rd decade)
Resists:
-compression
-shearing
-bending
-twisting
-combined motions
Spinal Juntions
CV: atlas, axis, head
CT: mobile c spine to stiffer upper t spine
TL: t-spine rotations meet limited L-spine
LS: mobile l spine to stiff SI joints
Mechanical Stability
state of equilibrium when body is still
Dynamic or Controlled Stability
Passive: resist forces at end ranges
Active: muscles coodinated to control body
CNS: feedforward and feedback control to augment stiffness
Zygapophyseal Joint
-synovial joints: articular cartilage, fibroadipose meniscoid
-supported by multifidi and ligamentum flavum
-innervated by medial branch of doral root
-move 5-8mm
Normal disc: 20-25% axial load on facet
Degenerated disc: 70% axial load on facet
Annulus Fibrosis
60-70% of water
-layered
-attaches to endplate
-transmit compression forces
Outer zone: sharpey’s fibers (fibrocarttilage)
Intermediate: fibrocartilage
Inner zone: most fibrocartilage
Nucleus Pulposus
70-90% water
-no nerve oor blood supply
-absorb compression
Disc Pathology Stages
Protrusion: disc bulge w/o rupture
Prolapse: outlayers of AP contain NP
Extrusion: AP perforated into epidural
Sequestration: disc fragments disconnect
End Plate Fx S/s
-trauma or MOI
-Acute pain
-(-) SLR
-(+) compression test
Internal Disc Disruption S/s
-separation of inner layers
-LBP or referred hip pain
-(-) SLR
Disc Protrusion/Prolapse S/s
-contained
-some AF and PLL intact
-LBP or referred hip
-pain with cough or sneeze
-(-) SLR
Disc Extrusion or Sequestration S/s
-uncontained
-LBP
-Pain with cough/sneeze
-True Sciatica (radicular pain)
-(+) SLR
Joint Manipulation Contraindications
-Serious pathology
-fracture*
-lack of skill
-Ligament rupture*
-No working hypothesis
-Worsening neuro function*
-Unremmitting night pain*
-Severe multi directional spasms
-UMN Lesions*
Atlas: C1
Forms atlanto occipital joint (OA).
-Flexion
-lacks spinous process
-Transverse Ligament attaches here
Axis: C2
-Forms atlantoaxial joint (AA).
-Rotation (60%)
-Possesses dens/odontoid process
-Links CV to C-spine
Cervical vertebrae
-Seven, bifid spinous process, flat facet joints.
-C3-C7 have uncunate
Order of cervical muscles from superior to deep
SCM,Trapezius, splenius capitus, splenius cervicis, erector spinae, semispinalis capitis, Rectus capitis (ant/lat), Longus colli