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NWHSU Spinal Orthopedic Tests
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
O'Donoghue Maneuver


✓ Passive and resisted ROM

✓ + pain with passive = ligament sprain

✓ + pain with resisted ROM = muscle strain




Bakody Sign


✓ Patient feels better with arm on top of their head.

✓ + decrease in discomfort = cervical disc herniation, epidural vein

compression or nerve root compression (C5/C6 MC)




Distraction Test


✓ Doctor lifts I to S on patients head.

✓ + local pain = sprain/strain/spasm

✓ Relief of pain = disc defect or foramina encroachment




Foraminal Compression Test




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✓ Doctor applies downward pressure on the patients head, then with left

and right rotation.

✓ + local or radicular pain = cervical cord disease, meningitis,

osteophytes

✓ + electrical tingling sensation felt along spine or extremities = cervical

myelopathy or MS




Spurling Test


✓ Laterally flex patients head and apply downward pressure bilaterally.

✓ + local pain - facet joint involvement

✓ + radicular pain - lateral disc defect, DJD or foraminal encroachment




Lhermitte Sign


✓ Patient seated, passively flex patients head

✓ + local pain - suspect foraminal encroachment

✓ + Radicular pain - disc defect




Shoulder Depression Test




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✓ Patient seated, apply downward pressure on patients shoulder while

laterally flexing the head away (bilaterally)

✓ +local pain on side being tested - muscular adhesions, spasm or

ligament injury

✓ + radicular pain - compressed neurovascular bundle, dural sleeve

adhesions, TOS

✓ + pain on opposite side - foraminal encroachment, facet pathology,

disc defect




Valsalva Maneuver


✓ Patient seated, doc instructs patient to bear down by holding breath

and tightening abdomen.

✓ + local pain - disc defect, mass, osteophytes or other space occupying

lesion.




Adson Test




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