Cervical Examination & Intervention Flashcards
neck pain is almost as prevalent as blank
low back pain
neck pain affects blank percent of individuals in their lifetime
70
neck pain makes up about blank percent of patients seen in pt
25
like low back pain, the origin of pain is often blank
indefinablee
some elements of subjective exam
nature of disorder, area of symptoms, behavior of symptoms, questionnaires
pain that is constant and high level… recent onset
chemical pain
pain that is intermittent, variable levels of pain, usually local, can be chronic
mechanical pain
mechanical pain can be reduced by blank
changes in position
some special questions for cervical pain
dizziness? trouble talking/swallowing? change in vision? change in gait? hard to hold onto small objects?
5 d special questions
double vision, dysarthria (difficulty speaking), dizziness, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), drop attacks
10 item condition specific self report questionnaire
neck disability index (NDI)
ndi is on a scale of
0-50
minimal detectable change with ndi
5 points
blank scores on ndi are more desirable
lower
concordant sign is the patients blank
chief complaint
normal AROM of cervical flexion
45 degrees
normal arom cervical extension
45
normal lateral flexion cervical
45
normal arom rotation cervical
60
movements used for the purpose of assessment and management of pain
repeated movement testing
three types of repeated movement testing
postural, dysfunction, derangement
pain during movement is characteristic of blank
derangement
pain at end range is more characteristic of blank
dysfunciton
repeated movements have no effect on this syndrome
postural
PROM cervical is usually performed in the blank position for relaxation
supine