Notes in OSE/Special tests

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Published	02/13/2024	Relevant special tests for back pain include: {{c1::1. Well leg raise2. Straight leg raise/lasegue3. Kemp test}}
Published	02/13/2024	Positive Well leg raise indicates {{c1::meningeal irritation or herniated disks}}
Published	02/13/2024	How would you position a pt for a Well leg raise?{{c1::pt supine, lif the affected leg while fully extended. does pain radiate below the knee when ext…
Published	02/13/2024	How would you position your patient for a Well leg raise?{{c1::pt supine with leg fully extended and lifted between 30 and 70 degrees. Pain in the opp…
Published	02/13/2024	What does a positive straight leg test indicate?{{c1:: possible herniated disk, stretch of nerve root}}
Published	02/13/2024	What does a positive Kemp test indicate?{{c1:: lumbar radicular pain or local vertebral pathology}}
Published	02/13/2024	How would you position a pt for a kemp test?{{c1:: seated, PSIS stabilized. reach in front of pt and grab shoulnder- use this to rotate pt, laterally …
Published	02/13/2024	What special tests are relevant for neck pain?{{c1:: Spurlings maneuver, Adsons test}}
Published	02/13/2024	How would you position a pt for spurling maneuver?{{c1:: extend, rotate and sidebend toward possible compression, and compress the head}}
Published	02/13/2024	WHat does a positive Adson test indicate?{{c1:: possible subclavian artery compression. neurological signs indicate brachial plexus involvement}}
Published	02/13/2024	How would you position a pt for Adson's test?{{c1:: abduct, rotate, extend arm while monitoring pulse. have pt take a big breath and turn head to affe…
Published	02/13/2024	What are the boundaries of the thoracic inlet?{{c1:: T1, manubrium, 1st rib}}
Published	02/13/2024	What are the contents of thoracic inlet?{{c1:: sibsons fascia, many nerves, vessels, viscera}}
Published	02/13/2024	What are the boundaries of the thoracic outlet?{{c1::1st rib, clavicle, scapula}}
Published	02/13/2024	What structures are in the thoracic outlet?{{c1:: Brachial plexus, Subclavian artery and vein }}
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