NBCE Part 4 Boards Orthopedics Exam Study Guide Questions and
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Foraminal Compression Test
The patient is seated and actively rotates head from side to side. Then the doctor exerts downward
pressure and the head is rotated to each side with pressure.
Positive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Jackson's Compression Test
The patient is seated and the doctor laterally flexes the patient head to the left and the right and
applies downward pressure. Done bilateral
Postive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
, Distraction Test
Witht the patient seated (maybe supine) the doctor exerts upward pressure on the pt.'s
head removing the wt. of the pt.'s head from their neck.
"What does that feel like to you?"
Decreased Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Increased Pain -> Sprain/Strain
O'Donohue's Test is for....
Determining whether it is a SPRAIN or STRAIN