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NBCE Part 4 Boards - Orthopedics, Part IV NBCE
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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.
Foraminal Compression Test
Positive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Positive Local Pain -> Foraminal Encroachment
The patient is seated and the doctor laterally flexes the patient head to
the left and the right and applies downward pressure.
Jackson's Compression Test
Postive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
, 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?"
Distraction Test
Decreased Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Increased Pain -> Sprain/Strain
1) Patient actively moves part against resistance.
2) Then the doctor moves part passively through a full ROM.
O'Donohue's Test Performed
Pain Active: STRAIN (damage in mm tissue)
Pain Passive: SPRAIN (damage I'm ligamentous tissue)
The doctor asks the patient to take a deep breath and hold while bearing
down.
Valsalva's Maneuver
Postive Radicular Pain -> SOL
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.
Maximal Cervical Compression Test Repeat on the other side. No compression applied.
Postive Radicular pain -> Nerve Root Compression
NBCE Part 4 Boards - Orthopedics, Part IV NBCE
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Lower extreminities pt. 1 Knee movement muscles
96 terms 22 terms 9 terms
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Practice questions for this set
, Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
Terms in this set (115)
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.
Foraminal Compression Test
Positive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Positive Local Pain -> Foraminal Encroachment
The patient is seated and the doctor laterally flexes the patient head to
the left and the right and applies downward pressure.
Jackson's Compression Test
Postive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
, 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?"
Distraction Test
Decreased Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Increased Pain -> Sprain/Strain
1) Patient actively moves part against resistance.
2) Then the doctor moves part passively through a full ROM.
O'Donohue's Test Performed
Pain Active: STRAIN (damage in mm tissue)
Pain Passive: SPRAIN (damage I'm ligamentous tissue)
The doctor asks the patient to take a deep breath and hold while bearing
down.
Valsalva's Maneuver
Postive Radicular Pain -> SOL
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.
Maximal Cervical Compression Test Repeat on the other side. No compression applied.
Postive Radicular pain -> Nerve Root Compression
