Exercise prescription for Cervical spine Flashcards

1
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Recall questionnaires to assess disability, psychology and nerve sensitivity

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  • NDI
  • PSFS
  • DASS 21
  • PCS (catastrophizing)
  • IES (PTSD)
  • LANNS
  • CSI
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What to look for in neck assessment?

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  • Observation: posture, chin, scapula
  • Balance
  • Other joint screening
  • C/sp ROM +/- OP/combined mvoements
  • Neurological examination

Test based on triage

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3
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What are red flag pathologies

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  • CAD/VBI
  • Tumour
  • inflammatory diseases
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4
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What are tests for red flags/serious pathology?

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  • Cranial N tests
  • VBI tests
  • Other investigations/bloods
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5
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What are tests for radiculopathy/myelopathy?

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  • Neurological +/- MRI
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6
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What are the 4 categories that make up NSNP?

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  • Movement/articular impairment
  • Motor impairment
  • Sensori-motor
  • Sensory/pain
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7
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What are tests for movement/articular impairments?

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  • ROM
  • PAIVM
  • PPIVM
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8
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What to assess for motor impairment?

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  • Axio-scapula
  • Cervical Flexors
  • Cervical extensors
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9
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What to assess for sensori-motor impairment?

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  • JPE
  • SNPT
  • Balance
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10
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What to test for for sensory/pain impairment?

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  • PPT
  • CPT
  • NTPT (ULTT)
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11
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Identify impairments that can cause

  • Extension limit with pain
  • increased headache
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  • Movement/articular: mechanical pain, joint immobility, UCS dysfunction
  • Motor control: Poor MC of extensors
  • Consider CGH
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12
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What does forward head posture indicate?

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Impairment: Poor upper cervical motor control particularly in F/E
- consider daily movements
U/C mechanical articular impairment

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13
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What tests to use to assess upper cervical mechanical impairment?

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AM +/- OP UCS

UCS PAIVM

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14
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What can downwardly rotated scapula indicate?

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Poor axio scapular MC

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15
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What test to assess poor axio-scapula MC?

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Scap hold

Scap repositioning

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16
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What can cause slight dizziness with flexion?

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UCS mechanical imapirment?

JPE?

17
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How to differentiate between articular/ MC

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Supported and unsupported AM: if the same –> articular

18
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What are static/dynamic tests for axioscapula control

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  • Scap position: tilt, protraction/retraction
  • Forward head posture?
  • Assess using most common daily activity - dynamic
19
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What are tests for cervical flexors?

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  • Cranio-cervical flexion test

- Head lift test

20
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How to assess for cervical extensors?

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  • Cervical extensor tests
  • Cranio- cervical extensor test
  • Extensor endurance

SEE tutorial demonstration for each

21
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What are 4 indications for cervical flexor training?

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  • Poor active control of cervical flexion
  • Active insufficiency
  • poor performance on motor function tests
  • Responds well to cervical flexor training
22
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What are 4 indications for cervical extensor training?

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  • Poor active control of cervical extension
  • Active insufficiency
  • Patient performs poorly on motor function tests
  • Patient responds positively to cervical extensor training
23
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What are indications for axio-scapular training

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  • Active insufficiency
  • Poor motor function tests
  • DIscomfort with UL activities
  • Responds well with scapula positioning
24
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How to assess for cervical sensory motor impairment

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  • Joint position error: returning from flexor/extensor to neutral
  • Smooth Pursuit neck torsion test:
25
Q

What are the phases of treatment?

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Phase 1: Rehabilitation of muscle control

2: Strength and endurance
3: Continued strength and endurance: functional

26
Q

What does phase 1 exercise prescription entail?

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  • control/activation of deep postural muscles
  • coordination between neck and scapular muscles
  • muscle control during functional activities
27
Q

Recreate intervention exercise plan phases for

  • flexors
  • axioscapula
  • cervical extensors
  • sensorimotor
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Complete?