L24: Skills Prac 17-18 Flashcards
What are the 6 tasks for management?
What are the 3 examination of a cervicogenic headache (CGH) patient
- Loss of upper cervical ROM
- Cervical muscle dysfunction
- Upper cervical joint dysfunction
- Nb. Also consider thoracic or CT junction stiffness and postural influences
- Key drivers?
- Flexion/extension problem, rotation, postural control/muscle system, stiff adjacent regions
What are the 3 main assessment of cervicogenic headache (2/3/2)?
- ROM:
- upper cervical spine ROM
- flexion–rotation test (in lying)
- Muscle dysfunction:
- CCFT
- Scapula hold
- Extensors
- Joint dysfunction:
- Upper cervical PAIVMs
- Upper cervical PPIVMs
What are 4 steps of Flexion-rotation test (C1-2) for CGH? What is the normal range?
- In lying
- Get patient to look at their heels
- Support head with your body and hold head around zygomatic arch
- Rotate to each side until reach bony block
- Note range (<44° or >10° difference between sides
- Sensitivity 91%, specificity 90% for CGH and dizziness
What are the 3 palpations for the cervicogenic headache?
- Palpation of upper cervical soft tissues
- PAIVMs C1, 2 central, unilateral
- Transverse C1 (side lying)
- Gapping technique (press on non-painful side)
What is the surface anatomy of the upper cervical spine?
What are upper cervical PPIVMs used for?
differentiate between C0-1, C1-2 and use for treatment
What are the 3 movement types of upper cervical PPIVMs?
- C0-1flexion-extension
- lateral flexion
- rotation
What are the 3 procedures of the 3 movement types for C0-1 in upper cervical PPIVMs?
Cradle the head in both hands, place thumbs between mastoid and C1 TP
- Flex-ext nod head down and back (feel movt of mastoid past C1)
- LF-tilt head sideways
- Rotation- rotate head until feel mastoid come up to thumb
What are the 2 procedures for C1-2 rotation in upper cervical PPIVMs?
- Hold C2 spinous process
- Rotate from chin to limit of range
What are PAIVMs as treatment?
What are PPIVMs as treatment?
What are 3 steps of Mulligan self SNAG (C1-2)?
- Using a strap or selvage edge of a towel
- Place at the level of C2, holding horisontally
- Pull with contralateral hand, other hand pulls down to stabilise
- NB: Can use towards OR away from side of pain depending on irritability of condition
What are 2 steps of Mulligan headache SNAG (C0-1)?
- Stabilise C2 with thenar eminence
- Cradle head with little finger under occiput and glide head posteriorly on C2 with a slight cephalad scoop
- Gapping posterior and slight craniocervical flexion
What is the diagnosis?
Sudden onset Z joint wry neck