Nerve Glides Flashcards
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Ulnar Nerve Glide
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Wrist & Finger Extension Wrist Pronation Humeral External Rotation Elbow Flexion Scapular Depression Shoulder Horizontal Abduction Cervical Lateral Flexion Away
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Median Nerve Glide
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Wrist & Finger Extension Wrist Supination Elbow Extension Humeral External Rotation Scapular Depression Shoulder Abduction Cervical Lateral Flexion Away Cervical Rotation Toward
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Radial Nerve Glide
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Wrist & Thumb Flexion Wrist Pronation Elbow Extension Humeral Internal Rotation Scapular Depression Scapular Abduction Cervical Lateral Flexion Away
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Musculocutaneous Nerve Glide
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Thumb Flexion Fingers Wrap Thumb Wrist Ulnar Deviation Elbow Extension Shoulder Extension Scapular Depression Either Int. or Ext. Rotation Cervical Lateral Flexion Away
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Axillary Nerve Glide
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Cervical Lateral Flexion Away Scapular Depression Humoral Internal Rotation Slight Elbow Flexion Cervical Rotation Away
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Suprascapular Nerve Glide
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Cervical Lateral Flexion Away Scapular Depression Scapular Retraction Humeral Internal Rotation Shoulder Flexion Shoulder Adduction Elbow Flexion
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Common Peroneal Nerve Glide
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Spinal "Slump" Hip Flexion Hip Adduction Hip Internal Rotation Knee Extension Ankle Plantar Flexion Ankle Inversion Toe Flexion
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Tibial Nerve Glide
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Spinal "Slump" Hip Flexion Hip Adduction Hip Internal Rotation Knee Extension Ankle Dorsiflexion Ankle Eversion Toe Extension
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Sural Nerve Glide
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Spinal "Slump" Hip Flexion Hip Adduction Hip Internal Rotation Knee Extension Ankle Dorsiflexion Ankle Inversion
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Femoral Nerve Glide
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Side Lying
Spinal “Slump”
Hip extension
Knee Flexion
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Obturator Nerve Glide
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Side Lying Spinal "Slump" Knee Flexion Hip Extension Hip Abduction
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Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve
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Side Lying Spinal "Slump" Knee Flexion Hip Extension Hip Adduction
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Saphenous Nerve Glide
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Side Lying Hip Extension Hip Abduction Knee Extension Hip External Rotation Ankle Dorsiflexion Ankle Inversion
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Trigeminal Nerve Glide
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Upper Cervical Flexion
Upper Cervical Lateral Flexion
Full Cervical Flexion
TMJ Lateral Glide Opposite
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Facial Nerve Glide
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Upper Cervical Flexion
Upper Cervical Lateral Flexion
Full Cervical Flexion
TMJ Lateral Glide Opposite
