Pain Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What position causes pain to increase in discogenic back pain?
A
Sitting
2
Q
What position causes discogenic pain to improve?
A
Standing or upright
3
Q
What is the mechanism of action of NSAIDs?
A
inhibition of COX and synthesis of prostaglandins
4
Q
Where should the obturator nerve be blocked?
A
between adductor longus and adductor brevis muscles
(ALABAMa)
5
Q
At what bony landmarks is sciatic nerve blocked from subgluteal approach?
A
greater trochanter and ischial tuberosity
6
Q
How do you test the tibial nerve?
A
plantar flexion, foot inversion
7
Q
How do you test the common peroneal nerve?
A
dorsiflexion, foot eversion (will see foot drop when damaged)
8
Q
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