NBCE PART 4 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Jackson's Compression Test
Answer: The patient is seated and the doctor laterally flexes the patient
head to the left and the right and applies downward pressure.
Postive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
●● Distraction Test
Answer: The patient is seated and the doctor holds under the mastoid
and pulls the patient's head superior, removing the weight of the head.
"What did you experience?"
Decreased Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Increased Pain -> Sprain/Strain
●● O'Donohue's Test is for....
Answer: Determining whether it is a SPRAIN or STRAIN
,●● O'Donohue's Test Performed
Answer: 1) Patient actively moves part against resistance.
2) Then the doctor moves part passively through a full ROM.
Pain Active: STRAIN (damage in mm tissue)
Pain Passive: SPRAIN (damage I'm ligamentous tissue)
●● Valsalva's Maneuver
Answer: The doctor asks the patient to take a deep breath and hold while
bearing down.
Postive Radicular Pain -> SOL
●● Maximal Cervical Compression Test
Answer: Patient is seated and actively rotated and extended head. If no
pain the patient is asked to maximally laterally flex head in the same
direction. Repeat on the other side. No compression applied.
Postive Radicular pain -> Nerve Root Compression
●● Shoulder Depression Test
, Answer: Patient is seated, the doctor depressed the patient's shoulder
while laterally flexing the cervical spine away from the shoulder. Repeat
on other side.
Postive Pain -> Nerve Root Adhesion
●● Soto Hall Sign
Answer: Patient supine and the doctor places one hand on the patient's
stream and passively flexes the patient's head towards his/her chest.
Positive localized pain -> ant: fracture/ post: ligament tear
●● Bakody's Test AKA Shoulder Abduction Test
Answer: Patient is seated and placed affected arm's palm on top of their
head. The elbow should be at the level of the head.
Postive Relief of Pain -> IVF encroachment
●● Thoracic Outlet Syndrome AKA
Answer: Neurovascular Compression Syndrome
●● Allen's Test
WITH COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Jackson's Compression Test
Answer: The patient is seated and the doctor laterally flexes the patient
head to the left and the right and applies downward pressure.
Postive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
●● Distraction Test
Answer: The patient is seated and the doctor holds under the mastoid
and pulls the patient's head superior, removing the weight of the head.
"What did you experience?"
Decreased Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Increased Pain -> Sprain/Strain
●● O'Donohue's Test is for....
Answer: Determining whether it is a SPRAIN or STRAIN
,●● O'Donohue's Test Performed
Answer: 1) Patient actively moves part against resistance.
2) Then the doctor moves part passively through a full ROM.
Pain Active: STRAIN (damage in mm tissue)
Pain Passive: SPRAIN (damage I'm ligamentous tissue)
●● Valsalva's Maneuver
Answer: The doctor asks the patient to take a deep breath and hold while
bearing down.
Postive Radicular Pain -> SOL
●● Maximal Cervical Compression Test
Answer: Patient is seated and actively rotated and extended head. If no
pain the patient is asked to maximally laterally flex head in the same
direction. Repeat on the other side. No compression applied.
Postive Radicular pain -> Nerve Root Compression
●● Shoulder Depression Test
, Answer: Patient is seated, the doctor depressed the patient's shoulder
while laterally flexing the cervical spine away from the shoulder. Repeat
on other side.
Postive Pain -> Nerve Root Adhesion
●● Soto Hall Sign
Answer: Patient supine and the doctor places one hand on the patient's
stream and passively flexes the patient's head towards his/her chest.
Positive localized pain -> ant: fracture/ post: ligament tear
●● Bakody's Test AKA Shoulder Abduction Test
Answer: Patient is seated and placed affected arm's palm on top of their
head. The elbow should be at the level of the head.
Postive Relief of Pain -> IVF encroachment
●● Thoracic Outlet Syndrome AKA
Answer: Neurovascular Compression Syndrome
●● Allen's Test
