CONA 2 Quiz 1 Procedures

how is o’donoghue’s maneuver performed?

passive ROM and active ROM

how is foraminal compression test done?

patient is seated head neutral. press down on the head then rotate patients head both ways and compress

how is jackson’s test performed?

laterally flex patient’s head and compress do both sides

how is extension compression done?

compression done with neck extended

how is flexion compression done?

compression with patient’s neck flexed

how is spurlings test performed?

laterally flex patients head to uninvolved side then repeat on other side. if no pain is done hit them on top of the head the proper way

how is maximal foraminal compression test done?

have the patient bring their chin to the shoulder and then extend their neck

how is shoulder depression test done?

passively flex patients head to involved side then apply a downward pressure on the patients opposite shoulder

how is foraminal distraction done?

using the mastoid process, distract patients head in I-S motion

how is shoulder abduction test done?

have patient actively abduct shoulder and place their hand on top of their head

how is arm squeeze test perfromed?

squeeze patients GH joint and mid biceps

how is soto-hall test done?

have patient place hand on sternum then you put your hand on theirs. press down on sternum and the passively flex the patient’s chon to chest by lifting head

how is sharp-purser test done?

put on hand on patients forehead and the other had contacts the SP of C2. have patient flex into your hand while you are resisting and push C2 forward

how is transverse ligament stress test done?

patient is supine. support occiput and push on posterior arch of C1 an apply a constant P-A pressure and hold for 30 seconds

how is alar ligament stress test done?

patient is supine. block the SP of C2 on one side while attempting to shear C1 to opposite side

how is roos test done?

patient seated, have them abduct their shoulders and bend to 90 degrees and externally rotate shoulder then pump their hands

how is wright’s test done?

check radial pulse and then have patient abduct the patients shoulder to 180 degrees

how is costoclavicular maneuver done?

check radial pulse and have patient retract both shoulders and then flex chin to chest

how is traction test done?

check radial pulse then slighly extend patient’s shoulder and apply S-I traction to humerus

how is halstead maneuver done?

check radial pulse. distract arm S-I and the have patient hyperextend the neck

how is adson’s test done?

check radial pulse, then have them take a deep breath while rotating head and slightly extend the neck to side of pulse being assessed, if no change have them do the same thing to the other side

how is morley test done

compress the supraclavicular fossa for 20 seconds

how is median nerve bias 1 done?

• Place a depression force on the patient's shoulder that is applied constantly throughout the test. 

• Abduct the patient’s shoulder to 110 degrees.

• Place the patient’s wrist, fingers and thumb into extension with the forearm fully supinated.

• Slowly extend the patient’s elbow. 

• If there are no symptoms, the patient actively laterally flexes neck to the opposite side (“sensitizing”).

how is median nerve bias 2 done?

• Place a depression force on the patient's shoulder that is applied constantly throughout the test. 

• Abduct the patient’s shoulder to 10 degrees.

• Place the patient’s wrist, fingers and thumb into extension with the forearm fully supinated.

• Slowly extend the patient’s elbow. 

• If there are no symptoms, the patient actively laterally flexes neck to the opposite side (“sensitizing”).

how is radial nerve bias done?

• Place a depression force on the patient's shoulder that is applied constantly throughout the test. 

• Abduct the patient’s shoulder to 10 degrees.

• Place the patient’s wrist, fingers and thumb into flexion and ulnar deviation with the forearm fully pronated.

• Slowly extend the patient’s elbow. 

• If there are no symptoms, the patient actively laterally flexes neck to the opposite side (“sensitizing”).

how is ulnar nerve bias done?

• Place a depression force on the patient's shoulder that is applied constantly throughout the test. 

• Abduct the patient’s shoulder to 90 degrees.

• Passively externally rotate shoulder to end range with elbow extended.

• Place the patient’s wrist, fingers and thumb into extension and radial deviation with the forearm fully pronated or supinated.

• Slowly flex the patient’s elbow. 

• If there are no symptoms, the patient actively laterally flexes neck to the opposite side (“sensitizing”).

how is brachial plexus tension done?

Patient is seated. Instruct the patient to actively abduct arms with elbows extended, the patient stops just short of where symptoms are produced and then the doctor holds arms at this level. Have the patient actively externally rotate the shoulder and slowly flex their elbow so that their hands are just behind their own head

how is bikele’s sign done?

Patient is seated. Patient actively abduct their shoulders to 90 degrees with elbows maximally flexed. Then they extend their shoulders as far as possible and then extend elbows fully