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| Purpose of neurodynamic mobility testing |
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Definition
| examine the neurological structures for adpative shortening and inflammation fo the neural structures |
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| MOI for neural tension (4) |
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adverse posture
direct trauma
extremes of motoins
compression/ischemia |
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| what is a double crush injury |
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Definition
if axoplasmic flow is partially reduced at a proximal site of injury, further reduction can occur at a distal compression site
distal site may become hypersenstiive with increased predisposition to injury |
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| (+) symptoms for the presence of neuropathic dysfunction include what |
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| SLR test places a tensile stress on which nerve |
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| SLR test: exerts a caudal traction on the lumbosacral nerve roots from where to where |
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| SLR test: other structures involved after 70 degrees |
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Definition
hamstrings
gluteus maximus
hip, lumbar, sacroiliac jts |
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| cervical flexion, internal rotaiton/adduction of the hip |
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| SLR test: how to bias teh sural nerve |
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Definition
| dorsiflexion with inversion |
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| SLR test: saphenous nerve |
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Definition
| dorsiflexion with eversion |
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| SLR test: how to bias peroneal nerve |
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Definition
| plantarflexion with inversion |
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| SLR test: how to bias tibial nerve |
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| Crossed Straight Leg Sign: what are the 3 types |
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Definition
SLR that produces pain in the contralateral leg but not when the contralateral leg is raised
SLR that produces pain in both legs
SLR of either leg that produces pain in the contralateral limb |
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| Crossed Straight Leg Sign: is thought to be mroe significant than the SLR test in terms of its diagnostic powers to indicate the presence of what |
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| Bilateral straight leg raise and incorporating both neck flexion and dorsiflexion what may be detected |
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| Bowstrings do no impart a sufficient stretch of the dura to detect what |
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| bowstring tests can be used to make a prognosis about what acute injury |
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| a positive bow string test is a strong indicator for what |
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| a bow string test need only be performed if what |
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| straight leg raise is positive with the addition of dorsiflexion |
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| slump test enables the tester to detect adverse nerve root tension caused by what (5) |
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Definition
spinal stenosis
extraforaminal lateral disc herniatoin
disc sequestration
nerve root adhesions
vertebral impingement |
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| what nerve does the prone knee bend test stretch |
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Definition
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| how does the prone knee bend test stretch the femoral nerve |
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Definition
| using hip extension and knee flexin to stretch the nerve termination in teh quadriceps mm |
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| what is the prone knee bend test used to indciate |
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Definition
| presence of an upper lumbar disc herniation, particularly when hip extension is added |
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| how can you differentiate the prone knee bending test from a quad stretch |
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Definition
| add cervical flexion in sidelying to add neural tension |
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Definition
shoulder depression
shoulder abduction to 110
shoulder ER with elbow flexed to 90
Forearm supination
Elbow extension
Wrist extension
Finger extension with thumb
Cervical ipsi/contralateral flexion |
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Definition
| antecubital fossa, thumb, first 2 fingers |
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| ULTT 1 Median nerve test componetns |
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Definition
shoulder girdle depression
forearm supination
elbow wrist and finger extension
humeral abduction |
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| ULTT 2 Radial nerve test componetns |
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Definition
shoulder girdle depression
forearm pronation
elbow extension
wrist and finger/thumb flexion
humeral abduction |
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Term
| ultt 2 radial nerve test will have symptoms where |
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Definition
| dorsum of forearm, dorsum of hand |
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| ultt 3 ulnar nerve test components |
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Definition
shoulder girdle depressoin
forearm pronation ( or supination)
elbow flexion
wrist extension
humeral abduction |
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| symptoms for ultt 3 ulnar nerve test |
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Definition
vascularization of nervous system and surrounding structures
improvement of axoplasmic flow
improvement of mechanical properites of nervous system |
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| Documentation criteria for ULTT: P1 |
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Definition
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| Documentation criteria for ULTT: P2 |
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Definition
| when symptoms occur at limit of range |
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| Documentation criteria for ULTT: R1 |
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Definition
| when resistance is first encountered |
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| Documentation criteria for ULTT: R2 |
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Definition
| when resistance stops further movement |
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| where should oscillation or techniques short of end range be used |
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| when should oscillation or techniques short of end range be used |
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| when should a grade III or IV be used for neural tension |
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| Neural Tension Testing Indications/Precautions (4) |
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Definition
pt's with symptoms in arm, back, head, lumbar, thoracic
whiplash, colle's fracture, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, TOS
Post surgical
Careful with irritable disorders or unstable pathology |
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| neural tension testing contraindicaiton |
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Definition
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| ANR vs Disc pathology: standing and supine flexion peripheralizaiotn and worse |
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Definition
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| ANR vs Disc pathology: standing pereipheralizaiton no worse, supine no effect |
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Definition
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| ANR vs Disc pathology: comparison of resposne to repeated retraction extension with arma t side vs with invovled arm supported and shoulder shrugged: retraction extension both positiosn peripheralize and wrose |
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Definition
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| ANR vs Disc pathology: comparison of resposne to repeated retraction extension with arma t side vs with invovled arm supported and shoulder shrugged: retraction extension peripheralize no worse arm at side and no effect with arm supproted |
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| if the pt is in consnt pain would it indicate an disc or ANR |
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| ANR vs Disc: flexion in lying with no sypmtoms |
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| ANR vs Disc: flexion in lying with symptoms |
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