MMT head and trunk

Question 1

Innervation of capital extension

Answer 1

suboccipital nerve C1 - T1

greater occipital nerve C1 - T1

Question 2

fair and above position capital extension

Answer 2

prone with head over edge of table

Question 3

resistance for capital extension

Answer 3

patient extends head by tilting chin (looks at wall)

resistance is applied over occiput towards floor

Question 4

below fair position for capital extension

Answer 4

supine head weight supported to reduce friction

Question 5

palpation for capital extension

Answer 5

difficult to palpate

Question 6

innervation of cervical extension

Answer 6

C1 - C8

Question 7

fair and above position for cervical extension

Answer 7

prone with head over edge of table

Question 8

resistance for cervical extension

Answer 8

patient extends head without tilting chin (looks at floor)

resistance is applied over parieto-occipital area towards floor

Question 9

below fair position for cervical extension

Answer 9

supine - pushes into surface

Question 10

palpation for cervical extension

Answer 10

distal to occiput at level of cervical vertebrae

Question 11

position for combined extension

Answer 11

prone with head over edge of table

Question 12

resistance for combined extension

Answer 12

patient extends head (look at ceiling)

Question 13

below fair position for combined extension

Answer 13

partial range

Question 14

palpation for combned extension

Answer 14

base of occiput and cervical region

Question 15

innervation for capital flexion

Answer 15

C1 - C3

Question 16

fair and above position for capital flexion

Answer 16

supine head supported by table

Question 17

resistance for capital flexion

Answer 17

patient tucks chin

resistance under chin by cupping mandible in, up and backward direction

Question 18

palpation for capital flexion

Answer 18

difficult due to carotid arteries

Question 19

innervation of cervical flexion

Answer 19

C2 - C8

Cranial nerve XI

Question 20

fair and above cervical flexion

Answer 20

supine head supported by table

Question 21

resistance for cervical flexion

Answer 21

patient lifts head off table, keeping eyes on ceiling

resistance over forehead with two fingers towards table

Question 22

below fair position for cervical flexion

Answer 22

supine, roll head to side SCM

Question 23

palpation for cervical flexion

Answer 23

palpate SCM

Question 24

substitutions for cervical flexion

Answer 24

platysma - see facial grimacing and skin wrinkling on anterior surface of neck

Question 25

position of combined flexion

Answer 25

supine head supported by table

Question 26

resistance for combined flexion

Answer 26

patient lifts head and neck, chin to chest resistance over forehead

Question 27

below fair position for combined flexion

Answer 27

supine, rolle head to side (SCM)

Question 28

palpation for combined flexion

Answer 28

SCM

Question 29

Combined flexion with rotation, isolate SCM position

Answer 29

supine head supported by table, rotated to right or left side

Question 30

resistance for combined flexion with rotation, isolate SCM position

Answer 30

patient lifts head keeping head turned resistance over temporal area over ear

Question 31

below fair position for combined flexion with rotation, isolate SCM

Answer 31

supine roll head to side (SCM)

Question 32

cervical rotation testing position

Answer 32

supine, cervical spine in neutral, head rotated to one side to start

Question 33

cervical rotation resistance

Answer 33

patient turns head toward ceiling resistance applied at side of head above ear

Question 34

position of thoracic extension

Answer 34

prone with head and upper trunk over edge of table (nipple line) therapist stabilizes LE fair grade with hands at side

Question 35

resistance for thoracic extension

Answer 35

patient extends to horizontal position fair grade = clears umbilicus (combined with lumbar extension)

Question 36

position for lumbar extension

Answer 36

prone with hands clasped behind the head therapist stabilizes at ankles or pelvis if hips are weak fair grade is with hands at sides

Question 37

resistance for lumbar extension

Answer 37

patient extends spine to clear umbilicus

Question 38

palpation for lumbar extension

Answer 38

adjacent to spinous processes

Question 39

pelvic elevation innervation

Answer 39

T12 - L3

Question 40

position for pelvic elevation

Answer 40

supine or prone

Question 41

resistance for pelvic elevation

Answer 41

patient hikes pelvis resistance is applied around ankle in caudal direction

Question 42

palpation for pelvic elevation

Answer 42

not palpable unless atrophy in area

Question 43

substitutions for pelvic elevation

Answer 43

abdominal | spinal extensors

Question 44

innervation for trunk flexion

Answer 44

T7 - T12

Question 45

position for trunk flexion

Answer 45

supine | stabilize at legs if hips are weak

Question 46

resistance for trunk flexion

Answer 46

curl up until scapula clear table N=hands behind head G=hands crossed over chest F = arms along trunk

Question 47

below fair position for trunk flexion

Answer 47

supine knees flexed ``` P = rib cage depresses T = cough ```

Question 48

palpation for trunk flexion

Answer 48

midline of thorax over linea alba - use 4 fingers of both hands

Question 49

subsitutions for trunk flexion

Answer 49

umbilicus will deviate toward strongest part

Question 50

innervation for trunk rotation

Answer 50

T7 - L1

Question 51

position for trunk rotation

Answer 51

supine

Question 52

resistance for trunk rotation

Answer 52

flexes and rotates to one side arm position same as for trunk flexion

Question 53

below fair position for trunk rotation

Answer 53

supine - knees flexed supported head

Question 54

substitutions for trunk rotation

Answer 54

pec major - see shoulder shrug and raising with limited trunk rotation