cervical spine Flashcards
Cervical Distraction Test
Cervical Radicular Syndrome
rusts sign
serious condition, instability in the neck
Cervical Flexion Compression Test
foraminal compression
spurlings test
Maximal Foraminal Compression Test
Radicular symptoms suggest nerve root, local symptoms may suggest Facet joint issue.
Shoulder Depression Test
rad pain on stretched side=compresion of the brachial plexus or nerve root
contralateral side =decrese in ivf or disc
Doorbell Sign
Push laterally on Nerve root areas
Soto-Hall Test
dural and spinal cord tension
The SLUMP Test
Neurodynamic Testing
George’s Test
Determine Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency (VBI)
Cluster of Wainner
spurlings test, cervical distraction test, upper limb tension test 1 ( median nerve) cervical rotation less that 60
Sharp Purser Test
instability of atlas on axis Torn or stretch Transverse Alar Ligament
Derjine’s Triad
(Coughing, Sneezing, Bearing Down) may increase interforamen pressures and exasperate a nerve root compression
Thumps test
7kg of force,
Cervical Flexion rotation test
Cervicogenic Headache
