Neural Tension Testing

Question 1

Consequences of nerve trauma?

Answer 1

Decreased vascularity
CT rupture
Fibrosis
Contracture
Altered neural flow
Altered firing

Question 2

Stages of neural injury?

Answer 2

Irritable (acute) (before end range)

Stiff (Chronic) (after end range)

Question 3

Passively position patient in way to stretch neural tissue?

Answer 3

Neural Tension

Question 4

Neural tension exam?

Answer 4

Reproduction of pain?
Increase tissue resistance or dec ROM.
Symptoms altered by subtraction of desensitizing maneuver (

Question 5

One sttructure incriminated as source of symptoms while another is eliminated from contention

Answer 5

Structural differentiation

Question 6

Injury to conducting/connective nervous tissue

To nerve bed or interfacing structure?

Answer 6

Instraneural injury

Extraneural

Question 7

Treatment is directed into position that

Answer 7

Produced symptoms

Question 8

How to treat irritable conditions?

Stiff?

Answer 8

Do not take structure to end range for patient and dont provoke pain.

To end range, dont provoke pain.

Question 9

Stretch one end of nerve while keeping slack of other end

Answer 9

Flossing

Question 10

Precautions and Contraindications of Neural Mob techniques

Answer 10

Dizzy
Circulatory disorder
Malignancy
Acute inflammatory infection of NS
Worsening symptomes
Cauda equina
Spinal cord instability