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TherX Final
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what are the red flags for the cervical spine
1. sustained end range rotation and/or extension

2. Dizziness
dysarthia (speaking muscles become weak or paralyzed)
dysphagia
diplopia (double vision)
drop attacks
numbness
nystagmus
nausea

3. Cervical myelopathy (spinal cord is compressed in the neck)
-age > 45
-gait deviations
-hyper-reflexia
-positive hoffman's
-positive inverted supinator
benefits of axial loading in the cervical spine and lumbar spine
cervical
-improves proprioception
-leads to improved motor control and ROM
-helps build strength

lumbar
-improved TA and multifidus activation
when should you not use axial loading
in patients with severe neurological neck pain
what does the research say about deep neck flexor strengthening
1. improved headaches
2. improvements in chronic neck pain:

, -less pain
-improved function
-better posture
is traction effective in reducing pain for radiculopathy?
short and intermediate effects on pain
interventions for hypomobility
AROM
Towel SNAGS
UT/levator stretches
other MT techniques
interventions for motor control
VOR exercises
JPE testing/training
Axial loading ****do not do this with radiculopathy
muscle weakness interventions
-isometrics
-cervical extensions
neural symptoms (i.e radiculopathy) interventions
-neurodynamic exercises (gliding or flossing of medial/ulnar/radial nerves)
-traction
what do the joint position sense exercises measure
cervical proprioception

anything outside of the red circle is an impairment
what could be used as a functional measure for someone with dizziness
the joint position sense exercises
what do NAGs and SNAGs stand for
NAGs: Natural Apophyseal Glides

SNAGs: Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides

Combine mobilizations with active movement or within function
if a patient comes in with poor posture, neck pain, headaches, significant weakness of the low-traps
and mid-traps what should you do?
treat impairments

low trap weakness has been associated with unilateral neck pain
goal of joint hypomobility
restoration of ROM
goal of joint hypermobility

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