HVT Flashcards
What to say
Going to perform a HVT
Potetnial risks, including stroke for Csp (1/100,000)- examination + Hx= not in risk category
Position may feel tight but shouldnt be uncomfortable, if it is let me know and I will stop
I will apply a quick impulse which may result in a cavitation (click sound), this is just CO2 and N2 leaving the Jt space, not bone on bone
The aim is to restore normal functioning + ROM
Happy?
Point of HVT
Speed to overcome muscle contraction not produce a clicking sound
Cautions
Hypermobility- cant feel bind
Hesistance
Contras
Lack of consent
Undiagnosed/previous disc injury
High blood pressure
P on set up
HVT v Mob
Quicker + same outcome
Lower amplitude- at end range for less time
Inc time- Pt may feel in more control
Chemical repsonse to HVT
May feel spaced out after, increase in +ve androgens
Inc ROM= Inc BF
Neurological response
Balances proprioceptive reflex
Psycholgical response
Audible sound may make Pt believe something has happened
Highlights importance of explaining what happens
Csp contact
Contact is 2nd MCP on articular pillar, other hand is supporting= not moving, moving superior segment. Flx/SB/Rot= accumulating bind
Csp considerations
Consider age (60+), if normal blood pressure (exercise caution if medicated), cervical clearing test
Csp impulse
Impulse= rotation away
Lower segments- 2-3, thrust more towards axilla
Middle- thrust more in line with mouth
Upper- more in line with eyes
Csp set up
- Couch high- able to rest elbows on pillows
- Pt supine, head close to you
- Flx/SB/Rot with nose still in line with sternum
Csp What is happening
Moving superior on inferior
CT Lift
- Pt hands on their head
- Place your hands linked over C5/6
- Ask them to place their hands over yours
- Squeeze your elbow into their lats
- Ask them to squeeze their elbows together
- Relax stomach, breathe in/out, look up
- Pull back and up
- Direction- thrusting C7 away from T1. C7 moves anteriorly
CT What is happening
C7 anterior on T1