Review Flashcards
tests for meningeal irritation [3]
- nuchal rigidity
- kernig test
- Brudzinski test
passively flex hip/knee 90 degree then extend knee fully and test if pain resistance
Kernig test
passively flex pt’s neck + test if lift leg off bed to reduce pain
Brudzinski test
Patella reflex
L2-L4
Achilles
S1-S2
Anal wink
S2-S3-S4
grading reflex on the hyperactivity (clonus- spasms)
0 to 4 (a grade of 0-2 means that most likely there is no spinal cord issue)
why focus on the suprapatellar?
milking of the thigh to check for effusions
valgus stess
MCL
varus stress
LCL
Lachman
anterior drawer- ACL
posterior drawer
PCL
McMurry
meniscus medial and lateral
Patellar apprehension
Patellar subluxation / dislocation
ankle inversion
talofibular ligament
ankle eversion
deltoid ligament
disc herniation
L3-L4 and L4-L5
L1
Myotome and dermatome
Hip flexion and anterior lateral thigh
L2
Myotome and dermatome
hipflexion/adduction and anterior medial thigh
L3
Myotome and dermatome
knee extension and distal medial thigh and knee
L4
Myotome and dermatome
ankle dorsiflexion and medial malleolus
L5
Myotome and dermatome
toe extension and dorsum of the foot
S1
Myotome and dermatome
ankle plantar flexion/eversion and lateral calcaneous and foot
FABER test
sartorious
FABER
pain hip ipsilateral side
hip pathology
FABER
pain opposite side on back
SI joint
adams forward bending test
scoliosis
