Cervical Spine Conditions All Answers Correct
Brachial Neuralgia ️A type of cervical radiculopathy - pain along the distribution of a specific nerve root, usually C5-C7 - sxs <= 16 weeks - sxs may develop slowly or suddenly - slight flexion and SB away from affected side
Cervical Fracture ...
Cervical Spine Conditions All Answers Correct
Brachial Neuralgia ✔️A type of cervical radiculopathy
- pain along the distribution of a specific nerve root, usually C5-C7
- sxs <= 16 weeks
- sxs may develop slowly or suddenly
- slight flexion and SB away from affected side
Cervical Fracture ✔️Canadian C-spine Rules
- Age >= 65 y/o
- Dangerous MOI
- UE paresthesia
- Midline cervical spine tenderness
- Unable to rotate to L/R 45 degrees
Cervical Myelopathy ✔️-Gait deviation
- Positive Hoffman's
- Inverted supinator sign
- Positive Babinski's
- > 45 y/o
Cervical Spinal Stenosis ✔️- sxs provoked with extension and IL rotation
- sxs relieved with flexion and CL rotation
- positive UMN signs if central stenosis
- positive UQ screen if lateral stenosis
Cervical Spondylosis ✔️- decreased ROM, especially flexion/ extension
- positive quadrant pain if referred from radiculopathy
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