Thoracic and Lumbar Palpation and Diagnosis

Question 1

vertebral segment

Answer 1

two adjacent vertebrae and associated IV disk, arthrodial, ligaments, muscular, vascular, lymphatic and neural elements

named by bottom vertebrae

Question 2

motion testing?

Answer 2

in all 3 planes

can be active, passive, and prone

Question 3

prone rotational?

Answer 3

thumbs on transverse processes and apply gentle pressure

Question 4

prone sidebending

Answer 4

thumbs with medial force to induce sidebending

Question 5

prone flexion extension?

Answer 5

sphinx position - extension

childs pose - flexion