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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Neuropathy Elbow ... extension → shoulder ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Neuropathy Shoulder ... external rotation → elbow ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... arm, empty can test ... Rotator #Cuff #Syndrome ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #sports #MSK #anatomy
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... pain • + elbow ... flexion test ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk
Modified Hawkins Test for Shoulder Impingement

With the shoulder and elbow flexed at 90 degrees, internally rotate
Modified Hawkins Test ... and elbow flexed ... The test is positive ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Hawkins Kennedy Test for Shoulder Impingement

With the shoulder and elbow flexed at 90 degrees, internally rotate
Hawkins Kennedy Test ... and elbow flexed ... The test is positive ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Axillary Nerve Shoulder ... Thoracodorsal Nerve Elbow ... #MuscleGroups #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Neurology ... #Diagnosis
Hawkins Kennedy Test for Shoulder Impingement

With the shoulder and elbow flexed at 90 degrees, internally rotate
Hawkins Kennedy Test ... and elbow flexed ... The test is positive ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Hawkins Kennedy Test for Shoulder Impingement

With the shoulder and elbow flexed at 90 degrees, internally rotate
Hawkins Kennedy Test ... and elbow flexed ... The test is positive ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports