NBCE Part 4 Boards - Part IV NBCE Exam Questions and Answers

NBCE Part 4 Boards - Part IV NBCE Exam Questions and Answers Foraminal Compression Test - ANSWER 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 Positive Local Pain -> Foraminal Encroachment 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