Head/trunk MMT And Innervations

Question 1

Capital extension innervation

Answer 1

Suboccipital N
Greater occipital N
C1-T1

Question 2

Capital extension position/resistance

Answer 2

Prone w head over edge of table

Resistance @ occiput toward floor

Question 3

Below fair position for capital extension

Answer 3

Supine - head weight supported to reduce friction

Question 4

Cervical extension innervation

Answer 4

C1-8

Question 5

Cervical ext position/resistance

Answer 5

Prone w head over edge of table
Pt extends head while looking at floor
Resistance applied over parieto-occipital area toward floor

Question 6

Below fair cervical extension

Answer 6

Supine - pushes into surface

Question 7

Cervical extension palp

Answer 7

Distal occiput at level of cervical vertebrae

Question 8

Combined extension position/resistance

Answer 8

Prone w head over edge of table, pt extends head and looks at ceiling

Question 9

Below fair for combined extension

Answer 9

Partial range

Question 10

Combined extension palp

Answer 10

Base of occiput/cervical region

Question 11

Capital flexion innervation

Answer 11

C1-3

Question 12

Capital flexion position/resistance

Answer 12

Supine head supported by table
Pt tucks chin
Resistance @ under chin by cupping mandible in, up and back

Question 13

Cervical flexion innervation

Answer 13

C2-8, CN XI

Question 14

Cervical flexion position/resistance

Answer 14

Supine, pt lifts head off table with eyes on ceiling

Resistance over forehead w two fingers toward table

Question 15

Cervical flexion below fair

Answer 15

Supine, roll head side to side (SCM)

Question 16

Cerv flexion palp

Answer 16

SCM

Question 17

Cerv flexion sub

Answer 17

Platysma

Question 18

Combined flexion position/resistance

Answer 18

Supine, pt lifts head and neck, chin to chest

Resistance @ forehead

Question 19

Combined flexion below fair

Answer 19

Supine, roll head side to side (SCM)

Question 20

Combined flexion palp

Answer 20

SCM

Question 21

SCM position/resistance

Answer 21

Supine rotated to L or R side
Pt lifts head keeping head turned
Resistance @ temporal area above ear

Question 22

SCM below fair

Answer 22

Supine, roll head side to side

Question 23

Cervical rotation position/resistance

Answer 23

Supine, head rotated to one side
Pt brings head back to neutral
Resistance @ side of head above ear

Question 24

Cervical rotation below fair

Answer 24

Sitting

Question 25

Thoracic extension position/resistance

Answer 25

Prone w body off table to nipple line | Therapist stabilizes LE, pt extends to horizontal position

Question 26

Fair grade for thoracic/lumbar extension

Answer 26

Hands at sides on table | = clear umbilicus (combined w lumbar extension)

Question 27

Thoracic extension palp

Answer 27

Adjacent to spinous process

Question 28

Lumbar ext position/resistance

Answer 28

Prone hands clasped behind head - stabilize at hips or ankles if hips are weak Pt extends to clear umbilicus

Question 29

Pelvic elevation innervation

Answer 29

T12-L3

Question 30

Pelvic elevation position/resistance

Answer 30

Supine Pt hikes pelvis Resistance @ ankle in caudal direction

Question 31

Pelvic elevation sub

Answer 31

Abdominals | Spinal extensors

Question 32

Trunk flexion innervation

Answer 32

T7-12

Question 33

Trunk flexion position/resistance

Answer 33

Supine, stabilize at legs if hips are weak | Curl up until scapula clear table

Question 34

Grading for trunk flexion

Answer 34

N: hands behind head G: hands crossed over chest F: arms along trunk knees flexed P: ribs depress T: cough

Question 35

Trunk flexion palp

Answer 35

Midline of thorax over linea alba, use four fingers of both hands

Question 36

Trunk flexion subs

Answer 36

Umbilicus will deviate toward strongest part

Question 37

Trunk rotation innervation

Answer 37

T7-L1

Question 38

Trunk rotation position/resistance

Answer 38

Supine - flexes and rotates to one side | Arm position same for trunk flexion

Question 39

Below fair for trunk rotation

Answer 39

Supine, knees flexed w head supported

Question 40

Trunk rotation subs

Answer 40

Pec major - see shoulder shrug and raising w limited rotation