Musculoskeletal Neck

Question 1

What does the special test “Flexion Rotation Test” looking at?

Answer 1

Identifies cervical contributions to a headache.

Identifies C1-C2 motion dysfunction

Question 2

Describe Lhermitte’s sign

Answer 2

Describes upper motor neuron lesion
Patient in long sitting on table, passively flex patients head and one hip.
Positive finding is pain down the spine and into upper or lower limbs

Question 3

Name 2 things to test if you suspect cervicalagia or pain in the thoracic spine?

Answer 3

Cervical active ROM

Cervical and thoracic segmental mobility

Question 4

Name some measures that can be useful to classify a patient with headaches and neck pain?

Answer 4

Cervical AROM
Cervical segmental mobility
Cranial cervical flexion test

Question 5

Name 2 outcome measures you can use for patients with neck pain.

Answer 5

Neck Disability Index (NDI)

Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)

Question 6

Where are the thyroid cartilage located?

Answer 6

4th-5th vertebrae