Thoracic Spine Exam / Intervention / 2

Question 0

thoracic back pain has potential for referred pain from blank

Answer 0

visceral organs

Question 1

incidence of patients c/o thoracic back pain is blank compared to neck or low back pain

Answer 1

lower

Question 2

potential sources of pain for thoracic

Answer 2

disk, ligaments, costosternal joint, costovertebral joint

Question 3

subjective exam for thoracic

Answer 3

type of disorder, area of symptoms, behavior of symptoms, med surg and past history, special questions

Question 4

special questions for thoracic spine

Answer 4

pain change with insp/exp?, pain affected by coughing/sneezing?, numbness/tingling, changes in digestion

Question 5

questionnaire for lower thoracic spine pain

Answer 5

ozwestry

Question 6

some important observations for thoracic objective exam

Answer 6

posture sitting/standing, gait analysis, integument, structural asymmetries

Question 7

a scoliosis is blank but a lateral shift is blank

Answer 7

not treatable, treatable

Question 8

PROM thoracic spine exam includes passive accessor motion testing… aka

Answer 8

joint play

Question 9

AROM of thoracic is tested in blank position

Answer 9

sitting

Question 10

thoracic spine AROM is actually testing blank spine more

Answer 10

thoracolumbar

Question 11

normal thoracic AROM flexion

Answer 11

80 degrees

Question 12

thoracic repeated movements are performed in blank position

Answer 12

sitting

Question 13

three repeated movements for thoracic

Answer 13

flexion, extension, rotation

Question 14

sequence of thoracic repeated movements is same as blank

Answer 14

cervical

Question 15

patient’s blank should always be assessed before repeated movements testing

Answer 15

baseline symptoms

Question 16

unilateral thoracic pain most often responds to blank

Answer 16

rotation

Question 17

passive accessory motion testing (joint play) for thoracic will have patient in blank position

Answer 17

prone

Question 18

joint play of thoracic include these

Answer 18

central vertebral pressure, unilateral vertebral pressure, transverse vertebral pressure, pa over angle of rib

Question 19

joint play of thoracic that is performed in supine

Answer 19

a-p over costosternal joints

Question 20

normal thoracic AROM extension

Answer 20

25 degrees

Question 21

normal thoracic AROM rotation

Answer 21

45 degrees

Question 22

normal thoracic AROM side bending

Answer 22

35 degrees

Question 23

PROM is performed in blank position

Answer 23

sitting

Question 24

PROM testing movements for thoracic

Answer 24

flexion, extension, rotation, side bending

Question 25

three muscle performance tests for thoracic

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mmt, resisted isometrics, endurance

Question 26

three special tests for thoracic

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general medical screenings, neuro involvement, thoracic outlet syndrome

Question 27

ULNT test or SLR depending on location of symptoms for neurological symptoms of thoracic

Answer 27

slump test

Question 28

examiner should test lumbar reflexes for neurological symptoms of thoracic

Answer 28

DTRs/MSRs

Question 29

four tests for neurological symptoms of thoracic

Answer 29

slump, DTRs/MSRs, dermatomes, thoracic outlet special tests

Question 30

special test for thoracic fracture

Answer 30

heel drop test

Question 31

waitters helps predict someone with blank

Answer 31

cervical radiculopathy

Question 32

if symptoms peripheralize and pain increases after repeated movements

Answer 32

derangement

Question 33

for interventions like repeated movements, do not move past sagittal plane until you have fully changed blank

Answer 33

force application

Question 34

men are more likely to get blank before heart attack

Answer 34

referred arm pain

Question 35

cardiac problems can present in blank

Answer 35

thoracolumbar or mid thoracic spine

Question 36

pulmonary system can present in the blank

Answer 36

scapula

Question 37

end stage liver and gallbladder referred pain can be at blank

Answer 37

shoulder

Question 38

if movements and roms are all about normal without pain and no provocation of symptoms then the pain is probably blank

Answer 38

not musculoskeletal

Question 39

effective interventions for thoracic spine pain

Answer 39

thrust manipulation

Question 40

directional preference if patient responds blank to repeated movements

Answer 40

favorably

Question 41

directional preference moves in direction that blank/blank symptoms

Answer 41

reduces, centralizes

Question 42

hypomobility interventions for thoracic spine

Answer 42

pt education, thrust manip, non thrus, soft tissue mobes, stretching, postural education