Upper Quarter Regional Interdependance

Question 1

Regional Interdependence

Answer 1

The concept that a patient’s primary musculoskeletal
symptom(s) may be directly or indirectly related or
influenced by impairments from various body regions
and systems of proximity to the primary symptom(s).”

Question 2

Allostasis

Answer 2

Process to maintain homeostasis- with systems including musculoskeletal, somatovisceral, biopsychosocial, neurophysiological

Question 3

Regional interdependence and MTT. How many people with shoulder pain had impairments in CT spine and ribs

Answer 3

40%

Question 4

Lateral elbow pain- which percent of people with lateral elbow pain had impairments higher up in CT spine

Answer 4

70%

Question 5

CTS (carpal tunnel) findings in Cervical spine

Answer 5

greater forward head and less ROM

Question 6

EXPOSS study how many pts with shoulder pain improved with neck tx

Answer 6

47.6%- “maybe noisy neighbor theory”

Question 7

WHat to do with MTT and shoulder pain

Answer 7

Test-retest Use CT + shoulder mobilizations and if improved symptoms good to use

Question 8

Local treatment vs CT+local treatment for LE

Answer 8

CT+local- large differences in pain free grip and DASH