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Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

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

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... forearm supination → wrist ... #Nerve #Tension ... #physicalexam # ... #neurology #ULNT
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Jerk - C7, C8 • Biceps ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
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
Flexion Biceps ... C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... Extension Triceps ... Flexion None T1 Ulnar ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Yergason's Test on Physical Exam
Yergason's test for biceps tendon pathology testing stability of the tendon within
for biceps tendon ... stability of the tendon ... ER, supination, elbow ... tendon pathology ... for biceps tendon
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
Extension C7 Radial ... Nerve Wrist Extension ... Fingers Flexion C8 Median ... Fingers Abduction T1 Ulnar ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Biceps Tension Test 

To perform the Biceps Tension Test supinate the arm, abduct the shoulder to
Biceps Tension Test ... Tension Test supinate ... degrees, flex the elbow ... #Biceps #Tension ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... extension and wrist ... #Reflex #neurology ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Test for Fovea ... examiner with the elbow ... The elbow is in ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Elbow Valgus Stress Test for Medial (Ulnar) Collateral Ligament Stability

While palpating the medial joint line of
Test for Medial ... #Medial #Ulnar ... Stability #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... sports #msk #orthopedics