practical tests

Question 1

Dermatomes for leg

Answer 1

Hip fl - L1
Middle thigh - L2
knee cap - L3
medial calf - L4
lateral calf - L5
lateral malleolus - S1
hamstring - S2

Question 2

deep tendon reflexes

Answer 2

C5 - biceps
C6 - brachioradialis
C7 - tricep
L4 - knee ext
L5 - ext digitorum
S1 - achellies

Question 3

Myotome LE

Answer 3

L1 - hip fl
L2 - hip Fl
L3 - knee ext
L4 - ankle DF
L5 - great toe extention
S1 - ankle PF
S2 knee fl

Question 4

fatty infiltrate will look like

Answer 4

psuedohypertrophy
worse prognosis

Question 5

mechanical mm TMJ PE

Answer 5

Tenderness & increased turgor of muscles of mastication
Aberrant motion pattern with AROM testing
Limited ROM when stretching involved structure (or normal motion)
Painful at end-range motion
Pain with resistance testing to involved structure
Pain with tongue depressor biting on ipsilateral side

Question 6

DDWR vs DDWOR

Answer 6

DDWR
Audible clicking and/ or palpable clicking (1/3 trials)
Joint motion typically intact
DDWOR
Report of catching sensation with opening/ closing
Limitations in opening ROM

Question 7

C curve vs S curve

Answer 7

c-type curve
Anterior displacement of a disc (ipsilaterally) without reduction or unilateral muscle hypomobility
Hypomobility of ipsilateral joint
S-type curve
Muscular imbalance or medial displacement
Condyle “walks around the disc”

Question 8

early deviation vs late deviation

Answer 8

Early deviation: spasm
Late deviation: capsulitis/ tight capsule

Question 9

WAD

Answer 9

screen for instability

manip thoracic

glove like parasthesia
tinnitus
motion limited in multiple planes

Question 10

NMS instablity

Answer 10

aggravated w/ prolonged positions
catching locking in trunk

Question 11

disc pathology for Lspine

Answer 11

may observe posture abnormalities