Neck + UE Flashcards
common cervical symptoms
- hoarseness
- enlarged lymph nodes
- enlarged thyroid
anterior triangle borders
- superior - mandible
- medial - midline of the neck
- lateral - SCM mm
posterior triangle borders
- inferior - clavicle
- posterior - trapezius mm
- ant - SCM mm
cervical lymphatic drainage
- most drains into deep system
- deep nodes are deep to SCM mm and normally not palpable except supraclavicular node
- Virchow’s Node - supraclavicular node of the deep chain that is sometimes palpable in thoracic or abdominal malignancies
thryoglossal duct cyst
- during embryonic development, thryoid tissue migrates from base of the tongue through the thyroglossal duct into the neck
- if the duct does not close before birth, a thyroglossal duct cyst may form
inspection of the neck - posture
- position of the head and trunk in 2 positions:
1. nose midline
2. laterally - ear, shoulder, greater trochanter, fibular head, and lateral malleolus
ROM and mm - flexion
- 45 degrees
- anterior neck mm
ROM and mm - extension
- 85 degrees
- posterior neck mm
ROM and mm - rotation
- 90 degrees
- trapezius, scalene, SCM, splenius, longissimus, semispinalis, and obliqus capitis
ROM and mm - side bending
- 40 degrees
- trapezius, scalene, SCM, splenius longissimus, semispinalis, obliqus, longus and rectus capitis
cervical foraminal compression test (Spurling’s maneuver)
- side bending to the affected side with compression down along the spinal axis
- produces radicular symptoms
maximum cervical compression test
- add extension and rotation to the same side as the head is side bent
distraction test
- used to alleviate radicular symptoms
- support a dx of radiculopathy
thoracic outlet syndrome
- occurs when there is a compression of the vessels and nerves in the area of the clavicle
- happens when there is an extra cervical rib or cus of tight fibrous band that connects the spinal vertebra to the rib
thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms
- pain in neck and shoulders
- numbness in the last 3 fingers and forearm
thoracic outlet syndrome tx
PT which helps strengthen and straighten the shoulder
Roo’s test
- arms abducts to 90 degree, externally rotated
- elbows flexed 90 degrees
- patient slowly opens and closes his hands for 3 min
- pos: weakness, numbness, or tingling of the hand or arm
Adson’s test
- palpate the radial pulse with the elbow and shoulder in extension
- continue to palpate pulse and move the arm into abduction and external rotation and flex elbow
- have patient turn their head away form the side being tested
- pos: pulse diminishes
winging of the scapula
long thoracic n. injury causing a weak serratus anterior mm
shoulder ROM
- abduction - 180
- adduction - 75
- flexion - 180
- extension - 60
- external rotation - 90
- internal rotation - 100
mm strength scale
- 0 - no active mvmt
- 1 - mm contraction, no mvmt
- 2 - full active ROM with gravity eliminated
- 3 - full active ROM against gravity
- 4 - full active ROM against partial resistance
- 5 - full active ROM overcome full resistance
shoulder strength - supraspinatus
patient abducts against resistance
shoulder strength - subscapularis
patient rotates forearm medially against resistance
shoulder strength - infraspinatus, teres minor
patient rotates forearm laterally against resistance
shoulder strength - thoracohumeral group
patient adducts forearm against resistance