Neuro Tests Flashcards
purpose of neural integrity tests
looking to reduce symptoms
when symptoms reproduced, reduce tension gradually till tension reduced
looking for quality of movement, ROM
ULTT 1
Median nerve bias
Description of ULTT 1
shoulder depression abduction forearm supination and external rotation wrist and finger extension elbow extension
ULTT 2a
median nerve bias
Description ULTT 2a
depression 10d abduction elbow extension lateral rotation wrist finger and thumb extension
ULTT 2b
radial nerve bias
Description of ULTT 2b
depression 10d abduction elbow extension medial rotation of arm wrist finger and thumb flexion
ULTT 3
ulna nerve bias
description of ULTT 3
wrist, finger extension forearm pronation elbow flexion shoulder depression shoulder lateral rotation shoulder abduction
Straight leg raise
tension of nervous system from foot to brain
description of SLR
hip flexion
knee extension
additional movements of SLR
ankle dorsiflexion =tibial nerve
plantar flexion and inversion = common peroneal
hipp adduction /med rot. = sciatic nerve
cervical flexion
prone knee bend
femoral nerve
description of prone knee bend
on side
client holds knee of unaffected leg
passive extension of hip and knee extension
slump test
entire nervous system
description of slump
edge of bed hands behind back chin to chest support slump position at neck lift leg extend knee add dorsiflexion to add tension and lift head up
what are myotomes
group of muscle supplied by particular nerve
myotomes for upper body
c1-c8
T1 T2 L1
lower limb myotomes
L2-L5
S1-S4
C1
cervical flexion
C2
Cervical extension
C3
cervical lateral flexion
C4
shoulder elevation
C5
abduction
C6
elbow flexion
C7
elbow extension
C8
thumb and finger extension
T1
Finger ab/adduction
L2
hip flexion
L3
Knee extension
L4
foot dorsiflexion
L5
big toe extension
S1
eversion
S2
knee flexion
