MSK treatments and Basic Clinical Exam Cervical Flashcards
(37 cards)
what does PEACE and LOVE stand for
Protection
Elevation
Avoid anti-inflammatories
Compress
Educate
Load
Optimism
Vascularization
Exercise
hawthorne effect
pt performs different when they are being watched
natural history of conditions
certain conditions will improve over time based on most cases
contextual factors
anything beyond the treatment of PT
cognitive stage of motor learning
what to do and how to do it
-guiding pt through ROM
associative stage of motor learning
more consistent movement with fewer errors
-pt is more independent
autonomous stage of motor learning
performs exercise consistently and automatically while doing other tasks
what does OLD CARTS P stand for
Onset, Location, Duration, Character, Aggravating/Alleviating factors, Radiation, Timing, Severity, Prior History
red flags for cervical pain
o B/B changes
o Saddle anesthesia
o UE/LE paresthesia
o UE/LE weakness
o Bilateral symptoms
o Hx of trauma to this region of the body
o Significant weight gain/loss
o Night pain
most pain in sagittal plane will be…
disc
most pain in frontal plane motion will be….
UVJ
most pain in transverse plane will be…
ZAJ
most pain with 2D motions will be…
UVJ
most pain in 3D motions will be….
ZAJ
Horner’s syndrome
problem with sympathetic nerve supply to one side of the face
transverse ligament test
support occiput, head and C1 are moved anterior as a unit on cervical spine
5 D’s And 3 N’s
-Dizziness
-Diplopia
-Drop attack
- Dysphagia
-Dysarthria
-Ataxia
-Nystagmus
-Nausea or vomiting
-Neurological symptoms
what is a positive spurlings test?
radicular pain
what is a positive quadrant test
provokes facet pain locally
axial separation positve test
alleviation of symptoms
accessory movement supine procedure
head and neck flexed up to segment and lateral side flexion glide applied. if you side glide to the left, you side bend and rotate to the right
how many seconds should men and women hold for deep neck flexor test
m- 38.9
w- 29.4
loss of lordosis is what problem
disc problem
alar ligament test
spinous process of C2 is stabilized, head and atlas are SB/rotated. C2 spinous process should pop into finger on the side away from lateral flexion. next lock C2 and feel end range of SB for transverse ligament
