Nerve tensioning

Question 1

ULTT I (Median Nerve Bias)

Answer 1

For: Anterior interosseus nerve (C5, C6, C7)
Shoulder: depression, 110 abduction
Forearm: supination
Wrist- extended
Fingers/thumb- exteded
Elbow- extension
Neck- contralateral lateral flexion

Question 2

ULTT 2 (median nerve bias)

Answer 2

For: musculocutaneous Nerve, axillary nerve
Shoulder: depression, 10 deg abduction (ER)
Forearm- supination
Wrist- extension
Fingers, thumb- extension
Elbow- extension
Neck- contralateral flexion

Question 3

ULTT 3 (Radial nerve bias)

Answer 3

For- Radial nerve
Shoulder- depression, 10 deg abduction (IR)
Elbow- extension
Forearm- pronation
wrist- flexion, ulnar deviation
Fingers, thumb- flexion
Neck-contralateral flexion

Question 4

ULTT 4 (Ulnar Nerve)

Answer 4

For- ulnar nerve
Shoulder- depression and abduction 10-90 degrees (ER)
Forearm- supination
Wrist- extension and radial deviation
Fingers, thumb- extension
Elbow- flexion
Neck- contralateral lateral flexion

Question 5

Slump Test 1

Answer 5

For- spinal cord, nerve roots, sciatic nerve
Position- sitting, hand behind back
Motions- throacic and lumbar flexion, cervical flexion, DF, knee extension

Question 6

SLR (Lasegue’s test)

Answer 6

For- sciatic and tibial nerve
Position: supine (pt relaxed), hip IR/adducted/knee extended
Motion- hip flexion, can DF and/or neck flexion

Question 7

Prone knee bending (Nachlas Test)

Answer 7

For- femoral nerve, L2-L4 nerve root
Position- prone, hip neutral, neck rotated to test side
motion- knee flexion