red flags Flashcards
1
Q
Objective findings for articular issue
A
- Painful restrictions
- gross limitations in side bending
- Soggy, empty, or muscle spasm end feel
2
Q
Objective findings for non-articular issue
A
- Unusual myotomal involvement: excessive loss of power, 2-3 nerve roots
- Distal before central symptoms
- Anemia
3
Q
Subjective findings that are red flags
A
- Gradual increase
- Expanding or multisegmental pain
- Rapid increase for eldery pt
- Pain with cough
- Paresthesias all over body with neck flex
- Cord symptoms
- cancer hx
4
Q
Yellow flags
A
- exaggerated response
- high stress/anger
- increased static tone, poor posture
- excessive meds
- poor diet
- litigation
- scars
5
Q
Common cancers
A
Men: lung and stomach
Women: breast and cervix
6
Q
Cauda Equina signs and symptoms
A
bowel and bladder, LE weakness or loss of sensation, saddle anesthesia, LBP, decreased relfexes
7
Q
LBP: somatic pain
A
from musculoskeletal components of body
8
Q
LBP: somatic referred
A
pain distant from source, innervated by different nerves than source
9
Q
LBP: Radicular pain
A
Pain arises as result of irritation of spinal nerve or root.
