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Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
supplied by the nerve root ... disturbance in nerve root's ... cervical nerve root ... on lumbar nerve root ... Radiculopathy #MSK
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
Spurling's Test ... Cervical Nerve Root ... The test is positive ... Cervical #Nerve #Root ... #physicalexam #msk
Abnormal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Positive) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this positive Simmonds-Thompson test, there is no plantar
Simmonds-Thompson Test ... Simmonds-Thompson test ... flexion of the foot ... #Calf #Sports #msk ... #ankle #orthopedics
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
  -
cauda equina nerve roots ... cauda equina nerve roots ... Diagnosis #Radiology #MSK
Normal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Negative) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this normal Simmonds-Thompson test, plantar flexion of the
Simmonds-Thompson Test ... Simmonds-Thompson test ... flexion of the foot ... #Calf #Sports #msk ... #orthopedics #ankle
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Injury by Nerve Root ... Levels Spinal Root ... Medial Malleolus Ankle ... Lateral Calcaneus Ankle ... Plantarflexion Ankle
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
stretches the nerve root ... A positive test ... knee when the angle ... dorsiflexion of the foot ... This test is 90%
Spurling's Test - Cervical Root Impingement

Spurling's Test evaluates for cervical root impingement.
With the head extended and
Spurling's Test ... - Cervical Root ... evaluates for cervical root ... Cervical #Neck #Root ... video #sports #msk
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 4 tests for the ... after cross-arm test ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #MSK
Dermatomes of the Upper and Lower Limbs (Modified, after Keegan, J. J., and Garrett, F. D.)

According
single dorsal nerve root ... The best method ... Dermatomal #Nerves #Roots