Functional Expectations for Patients With Spinal Cord Injury Flashcards
key muscles available in a C1, C2, C3, C4 injury
- Face and neck muscles
- cranial nerve innervation
- diaphragm (partial innervation at C3 and C4)
available movements in a C1, C2, C3, C4 injury
- Talking
- Mastication
- Sipping
- Blowing
- Scapular elevation
key muscles available in a C5 injury
- Biceps
- Brachialis
- Brachioradialis
- Deltoid
- Infraspinatus
- Rhomboid (major and minor)
- Supinator
available movements in a C5 injury
- Elbow flexion and supination
- Shoulder external rotation
- Shoulder abduction and flexion to ~90°
Equipment and Assistance Required
C5 injury, bowel and bladder
Dependent, directs care provided by attendants
Equipment and Assistance Required
C5, transfers
- Dependent, attendants use mechanical lift
- Directs care provided by attendants
- May be able to perform with assistance and transfer board
available key muscles in C6 injury
- Extensor carpi radialis (tenodesis grasp)
- Infraspinatus (shoulder ER)
- Latissimus dorsi (shoulder IR, EXT, ADD)
- Pectoralis major (clavicular portion) (shoulder FLX, IR)
- Pronator teres
- Serratus anterior (protraction and superior rotation of the scapula)
- Teres minor (shoulder ER)
available movements in a C6 injury
- Shoulder flexion, extension, internal rotation, and adduction
- Scapular abduction, protraction, and upward rotation
- Forearm pronation
- Wrist extension (tenodesis grasp)
Equipment and Assistance Required
C6 injury, bowel and bladder care
May be able to be independent with adaptive equipment, likely to require assistance/dependent
Equipment and Assistance Required
C6 injury, transfers
- Independent to some assistance with transfer board
- Assistance with uneven transfers
C5 injury, driving
Independent with van with adaptive controls
available key muscles in C7 injury
- Extensor pollicus longus and brevis
- Extrinsic finger extensors
- Flexor carpi radialis Triceps
available movements in a C7 injury
- Elbow extension
- Wrist flexion
- Finger extension
Equipment and Assistance Required
C7 injury, ADL
Independent with most ADL with adaptive equipment
avalaible key muscles in a C8 injury
- Extrinsic finger flexors
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
- Flexor pollicis longus and brevis
- Intrinsic finger flexor