Thoracic Eval & Treatment Flashcards
History: what type of pain may be provoked or alleviated by movement or posture?
Musculoskeletal pain
History: what type of pain may be provoked by respiration?
Rib or pleuritic pain
History: what type of pain may be provoked by eating or drinking?
Gastric pain
History: what type(s) of screen(s) should be conducted for patients with both T spine and chest wall complaints?
Neurological
Systemic disease
Referral patterns for visceral organs: Thorocolumbar
Male genitalia
Referral patterns for visceral organs: Thorocolumbar T10-L2
Bladder/ureter
Referral patterns for organs: Right T7-9
Liver, gall bladder
Referral patterns for organs: T2-4
Lung
Referral patterns for organs: Right mid/lower T spine
Appendix
Referral patterns for organs: T6-T10
Stomach
Referral patterns for organs: T10-L1
Kidney
Referral patterns for organs: T1-5
Heart
Non-musculoskeletal T spine pain sources
Malignancy, viscera, shingles, cardiac or pulmonary issues
Cancers that commonly metastasize to spine
Prostate Thyroid Breast Lungs Kidneys
Remember “PT Barney Loves Kids”
Also GI tract
Outcome measures for T spine
NDI above T4
ODI below T4