Exercise prescription for Cervical spine Flashcards
Recall questionnaires to assess disability, psychology and nerve sensitivity
- NDI
- PSFS
- DASS 21
- PCS (catastrophizing)
- IES (PTSD)
- LANNS
- CSI
What to look for in neck assessment?
- Observation: posture, chin, scapula
- Balance
- Other joint screening
- C/sp ROM +/- OP/combined mvoements
- Neurological examination
Test based on triage
What are red flag pathologies
- CAD/VBI
- Tumour
- inflammatory diseases
What are tests for red flags/serious pathology?
- Cranial N tests
- VBI tests
- Other investigations/bloods
What are tests for radiculopathy/myelopathy?
- Neurological +/- MRI
What are the 4 categories that make up NSNP?
- Movement/articular impairment
- Motor impairment
- Sensori-motor
- Sensory/pain
What are tests for movement/articular impairments?
- ROM
- PAIVM
- PPIVM
What to assess for motor impairment?
- Axio-scapula
- Cervical Flexors
- Cervical extensors
What to assess for sensori-motor impairment?
- JPE
- SNPT
- Balance
What to test for for sensory/pain impairment?
- PPT
- CPT
- NTPT (ULTT)
Identify impairments that can cause
- Extension limit with pain
- increased headache
- Movement/articular: mechanical pain, joint immobility, UCS dysfunction
- Motor control: Poor MC of extensors
- Consider CGH
What does forward head posture indicate?
Impairment: Poor upper cervical motor control particularly in F/E
- consider daily movements
U/C mechanical articular impairment
What tests to use to assess upper cervical mechanical impairment?
AM +/- OP UCS
UCS PAIVM
What can downwardly rotated scapula indicate?
Poor axio scapular MC
What test to assess poor axio-scapula MC?
Scap hold
Scap repositioning