cervical special tests Flashcards
distraction tests
for pts that complains of radicular symptoms and show signs of it
(+) if nagka relief
used to test for compression or radics
foraminal compression test or spurling’s test
maximal cervical compression test
jackson compression test
test specific for involvement of C4-C5 nerve roots
shoulder abduction (relief) test
tests for VBI
maximal cervical compression test - held at 20-30 seconds
tests for brachial plexus involvement
tinel sign
ULNT tests
brachial plexus tension test
tests for TOS
scalene cramp test
adson’s test
halstead maneuver
military brace
ROOS test
wright test
allen maneuver
tests for UMNL or cervical myeolopathy
lhermitte sign
romberg test
tests for vascular signs
barre’s test
hautant’s test
naffziger test
underburg’s test
verterbral artery (cervical quadrant) test
tests for instab of atlantoaxial joint
lateral flexion alar ligament stress test
lateral (transverse) shear test
sharp-purser test
transverse ligament stress test
