Thoracic/Lumbar Spine

Question 1

Resting position of thoracic and lumbar spine

Answer 1

Midway between flexion an extension

Question 2

Closed packed position of thoracic and lumbar spine

Answer 2

Extension

Question 3

Capsular pattern of thoracic and lumbar spine

Answer 3

Side flexion and rotation (equally limited) then extension

Question 4

T or F: for stretching, R lateral flexion of the lumbar spine produces R buttock pain

Answer 4

False,

R lateral flexion of the lumbar spine produce L buttock pain

Question 5

Segments ______ have the potential to cause pseudoanginal pain

Answer 5

T4 - T7

Question 6

Scheurmann’s disease

Answer 6

Postural compensation to maintain the body’s COG as a result of tight soft tissues from prolonged postural changes or by a growth disturbance

Question 7

Hump back

Answer 7

A localized, sharp, posterior angulation called a gibbus

Question 8

Flat back

Answer 8

Presence of kyphotic curve is diminished

Question 9

Dowager’s hump

Answer 9

Results from postmenopausal osteoporosis, usually in the upper-middle thoracic spine