TSP Flashcards
TSP - ROM
- Flexion - 60
- Extension - 25
- Lateral flexion - 35
- Rotation - 50
TSP - MYOTOMES
- Shoulder elevation - C4, XI
- Deltoid - C5, C6 - axillary
- Brachioradialis - C5, C6 - radial
- Biceps - C5, C6 - musculocutaneous
- Triceps - C6, C7, C8, T1 - radial
- Wrist extensors - C6, C7, C8 - radial
- Wrist flexors - C6, C7 - median/ulnar
- Finger flexors - C7, C8, T1 - ulnar/median
- Interossei - C7, C8, T1 - ulnar
- Trunk rotation - T1 - T12
- Trunk lateral flexion - T1 - T12
- Trunk flexion/extension - T1 - T12
TSP - ORTHO TESTS - TOS
- THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME - Adson’s test, Roo’s test, Wright’s test
TSP - ORTHO TESTS - NERVE COMPRESSION
- NERVE COMPRESSION - SLR, Slump test, Brudzinski’s test, Passive scapular adduction test
TSP - ORTHO TESTS - TISSUE CONTRACTURE
- TISSUE CONTRACTURE - AROM, PROM, Chest expansion test, Rib motion test
TSP - JOINT TYPE
- Gliding - zygapophyseal, costotransverse, costovertebral, sternocostal
- Fibrocartilagenous - intervertebral disc joints
TSP - ARTICULAR SURFACES
- Thoracic z-joints are orientated in coronal plane
TSP - MAIN MUSCLE ACTIONS - FLEXION
- FLEXION - rectus abdominis, abdominal obliques
TSP - MAIN MUSCLE ACTIONS - EXTENSION
- EXTENSION - multifidi, erector spinae
TSP - MAIN MUSCLE ACTIONS - LATERAL FLEXION
- LATERAL FLEXION - erector spinal, semispinalis, abdominal obliques, quadratus lumborum
TSP - MAIN MUSCLE ACTIONS - ROTATION
- ROTATION - rotatores, multifidi, semispinalis, erector spinal, internal/external oblique
TSP - MAIN MUSCLE ACTIONS - RIB ELEVATION
- RIB ELEVATION - erector spinae, intercostals, serratus posterior superior and inferior, levator costarum
TSP - RESTING POSITION
Mid way between flexion and extension
TSP - CLOSED PACKED POSITION
Full extension
TSP - NORMAL END FEEL
Tissue stretch
TSP - COUPLED MOTIONS
C2 - T5 segments
- Left lateral flexion coupled with left rotation
- Right lateral flexion coupled with right rotation
T6 - L5 segments
- Left lateral flexion coupled with right rotation
- Right lateral flexion coupled with left rotation
TSP - CONDITIONS - RIB FRACTURE
Hx - sharp, local pain following trauma or prolonged cough
S&S - Palpable crepitus, possible oedema and/or discolouration, pain with chest motion
DDx - supraspinatus rupture, impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tear
TSP - CONDITIONS - RIB SUBLUXATION
Hx - sharp local pain on near spine with inspiration
S&S - palpatory tenderness & local myospasm
DDx - joint play & passive ROM
TSP - ORTHO TESTS - ADAM’S TEST
- Pt standing
- Examiner observes for rib hump when patient attempts to touch toes
TSP - ORTHO TESTS - ADAM’S TEST - POSITIVE TEST
Scoliosis
- Abnormal rib hump on one side
TSP - ORTHO TESTS - ADAM’S TEST - SN & SP
SN: 92
SP: 60
TSP - ORTHO TESTS - STERNAL COMPRESSION TEST
- Pt supine
- Examiner applies slow gentle downward force on the sternum and observes pt for signs of discomfort
TSP - ORTHO TEST - STERNAL COMPRESSION TEST - POSITIVE TEST
Rib fracture
- Lateral rib border pain
Costochondritis
- Costosternal junction pain
TSP - ORTHO TEST - KEMP’S TEST
- Pt seated
- Examiner stabilises lumbar spine with one hand and supports pt shoulders with the other hand and forearm
- Pt leans away from examiner (stretch)
- Pt then flexes forward (stretch)
- Pt then back into lateral flexion and extension (compression)
TSP - ORTHO TEST - KEMP’S TEST - POSITIVE TEST
Nerve root compression, radiculopathy
- Leg pain
Local lesion (sprain/strain, facet syndrome, meniscal entrapment)
- Local low back pain
TSP - ORTHO TEST - SLUMP TEST
- Pt seated
- Pt instructed to slump forward
- Examiner extends one knee and may apply gentle overpressure
- This increases spinal flexion
TSP - ORTHO TEST - SLUMP TEST - POSITIVE TEST
Nerve root tension (shooting or electrical pain) radiculopathy, disc herniation, SOL, osteophyte
- Reproduction of symptoms
- Leg pain
Lumbosacral sprain
- Local lumbosacral pain
TSP - ORTHO TEST - SLUMP TEST - SN & SP
SN: 83
SP: 55
TSP - ORTHO TEST - THORACIC DISTRACTION TEST
- Pt seated
- Arms crossed over pt front
- Examiner hugs and lifts pt to distract spine
- Pt informs examiner of any specific locations of pain or relief of pain
TSP - ORTHO TEST - THORACIC DISTRACTION TEST - POSITIVE TEST
Muscle, ligament or joint capsule damage
- Increased local pain
Decreased pressure on nerve roots, IVF encroachment
- Decreased peripheral pain/numbnessSN: 40-50SP: 80-100
TSP - ORTHO TEST - ADSON’S TEST
- Pt seated
- Examiner palpates radial pulse bilaterally
- Pt is instructed to rotate head toward affected side
- Repeat looking away from affected side (Reverse Adson’s)
TSP - ORTHO TEST - ADSON’S TEST - POSITIVE TEST
Neuromuscular compression (TOS) from a cervical rib, scalene muscle brachial compression
- Decrease/loss of pulse
TSP - ORTHO TEST - ADSON’S TEST - SN & SP
SN: 50
SP: 74-100
TSP - ORTHO TEST - EDEN’S TEST
- Pt seated
- Examiner bilaterally palpates radial pulse and pulls pt’s arms into extension
- Examiner may ask pt to roll shoulders back and take a deep breath and hold
TSP - ORTHO TEST - EDEN’S TEST - POSITIVE TEST
Costoclavicular TOS
- Diminished pulse
Neurologic TOS
- Arm pain, numbness, tinglingSP: 89-100
TSP - ORTHO TEST - WRIGHT’S TEST
- Pt seated or supine
- Examiner palpates radial pulse, then abducts pt arm above head
- Repeat onn opposite side (variation of test can be done by horizontally abducting the arm at 90)
TSP - ORTHO TEST - WRIGHT’S TEST - POSITIVE TEST
TOS secondary to compression under pectoralis minor muscle
- Change in radial pulse or numbness, tingling, weaknessSP: 38-90
TSP - ORTHO TEST - ROO’S TEST
- Pt seated
- Shoulders abducted 90, elbows flexed 90
- Examiner instructs pt to open and close fists 2x a second for 3 mins
TSP - ORTHO TEST - ROO’S TEST - POSITIVE TEST
TOS
- Inability to maintain action with associated numbness, tingling or weakness
TSP - ORTHO TEST - ROO’S TEST - SN & SP
SN: 82
SP: 100
TSP - SCOLIOSIS
- Apparent lateral curvature of the spine
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Postural – conditions outside of the spine e.g. pelvic tilt or one leg shorter than the other
Structural – Vertebral rotation. SPs swing round towards the concavity of the curve and the transverse processes on the convexity rotate posteriorly.
Most cases have no obvious cause, some due to bony anomalies or connective tissue disorders - Most commonly begins in young people aged 10-18 - condition of development
- Degenerative scoliosis - occurs later in life due to weakened structures
- Idiopathic scoliosis - 80% of all cases, cause unknown - not linked to bad posture, exercise or diet etc
- A possible obvious spinal deviation from midline, may be more apparent with P in flexion
- Rib hump in thoracic curves
- Asymmetrical prominence of one hip
- Excessive kyphosis or lordosis
TSP - SCOLIOSIS - RISK FACTORS
- the bones in the spine not forming properly in the womb – this is called congenital scoliosis and is present from birth
- an underlying nerve or muscle condition, such as cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy – this is called neuromuscular scoliosis
- wear and tear of the spine with age – this is called degenerative scoliosis, which affects older adults
TSP - SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
- Vertebral displacement, forward slip of the vertebra
- When normal mechanism of laminae and facets constituting a locking mechanism to keep each vertebra from moving forwards from the one below fails
TSP - SPONDYLOLISTHESIS - CAUSES
- Usually always between L4 and 5 or between L5 and the sacrum, due to:
- Dysplasia of lumbar sacral facet joints – 20% of cases
- Separation or stress fracture through neural arch – 50%
- Osteoarthritic degeneration of facet joints causing them to loose normal stability – 25%
- Destructive conditions such as fracture, tb and neoplasia – 5%
TSP - SPONDYLOLISTHESIS - POPULATION AFFECTED
- Women 3x more likely
- Dysplastic spondylolisthesis seen in children
- Lytic spondylolisthesis – most common and seen in adults
- Degenerative spondylolisthesis – occurs in Ps over 40 with long standing backache due to facet joint arthritis
TSP - SPONDYLOLISTHESIS - CLINICAL PRESENTATION
- Intermittent back ache usual presenting symptom
- Pain may be worse during exercise
- A step can often be felt when running fingers down spine
TSP - THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME
- A group of disorders that occur when blood vessels or nerves in the space between your collarbone and your first rib (thoracic outlet) are compressed. This can cause shoulder and neck pain and numbness in your fingers. A diagnosis of exclusion
- Can be arterial, venous or neurogenic.
TSP - INTERCOSTAL NEURALGIA
- Any painful condition of the intercostal nerves
- Presents as a band like pain wrapping across the chest in the dermatomal distribution.
TSP - TIETZE SYNDROME
- Inflammation of the cartilage of one or more of the upper ribs (costochondral junction), specifically where the ribs attach to the sternum.
TSP - PRECORDICAL CATCH SYNDROME
- Chest pain that occurs when nerves in the front of the chest are squeezed or aggravated.
TSP - HERPES ZOSTER
- Viral infection that occurs with reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (Chicken-pox).
Shingles - Most commonly have a rash in one or two adjacent dermatomes
- Not usually along P’s midline
- Painful, itchy, can be described as tingly
TSP - COSTOVERTEBRAL JOINT SYNDROME
- Joints between the vertebrae in the upper back and the ribs are called the costovertebral joints
- Trunk and rib cage are rotated. This can overstretch the structures supporting the joint resulting in a costovertebral joint sprain.
- Pain made worse by deep breathing, coughing, or rotation movements
- Aching often felt between shoulder blades, towards one side of the Tspine
TSP - ACUTE PANCREITIS
- Sudden inflammation of the pancreas gland that begins in the cells in the pancreas that produce digestive enzymes.
TSP - POST HERPATIC NEURALGIA
- Pain in a dermatomal distribution which persists for three months or more after either onset or healing of the shingles rash.
- Caused by herpes zoster-induced peripheral and central neuronal damage
TSP - AROM - FLEXION - MUSCLES ACTIVATED
Eccentric contraction of erector spinae
TSP - AROM - FLEXION - TISSUES STRETCHED
Erector spinae
Supraspinous & interspinous ligaments
Posterior IVD
Posterior facet joint capsule
Intercostal muscles
TSP - AROM - FLEXION - TISSUES COMPRESSED
Anterior thoracic structure
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Anterior IVD
Lungs
Heart
Aorta
Abdominal contents
TSP - AROM - EXTENSION - MUSCLES ACTIVATED
Concentric contraction of erector spinae
Eccentric contraction of rectus abdominis and abdominal obliques
TSP - AROM - EXTENSION - TISSUES STRETCHED
Rectus abdominis
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Aorta
Lungs
Anterior intercostal muscles
TSP - AROM - EXTENSION - TISSUES COMPRESSED
Erector spinae
Supraspinous & interspinous ligaments
Posterior IVD & IVF
Z-joint capsule
Posterior intercostal muscles
TSP - AROM - SIDE BENDING - MUSCLES ACTIVATED
Eccentric contraction of contralateral erector spinae
Transversospinalis
TSP - AROM - SIDE BENDING - TISSUES STRETCHED
Contralateral erector spinae
Transversospinalis
Intercostal muscles
Contralateral IVD & IVF
Z-joints
TSP - AROM - SIDE BENDING - TISSUES COMPRESSED
Ipsilateral erector spinae
Transversospinalis
Intercostal muscles
Contralateral IVD & IVF
TSP - AROM - ROTATION - MUSCLES ACTIVATED
Contralateral external oblique and transverso-spinalis
Ipsilateral internal oblique
TSP - AROM - ROTATION - TISSUES STRETCHED
Ipsilateral external oblique and transversosoinalis
Contralateral internal oblique
TSP - AROM - ROTATION - TISSUES COMPRESSED
Abdominal contents
Ipsilateral intervertebral foramen
TSP - POSTERIOR TRUNK SUPERFICIAL MUSCLES
Trapezius
Deltoid
Infraspinatus
Teres minor and major
Latissimus dorsi
Rhomboid minor
Rhomboid major
Serratus posterior superior
Serratus posterior inferior
Intercostal muscles
TSP - POSTERIOR TRUNK DEEP MUSCLES
Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis
Multifidi
Levator costarum
PECTORALIS MINOR - ORIGIN
Ribs 3-5
PECTORALIS MINOR - INSERTION
Coracoid process of scapula (medial aspect)