Algortihm 3 for examination of Spine cases
Spine Cases
Introduction with the patient.
Exposure
– whole body
Hand
scrubbing
Look- Standing
Patient
Attitude of the
body / extremities – Patient sitting comfortably / Ulnar Deviation of wrist and
fingers
Look
Alignment - Front
Head at centre
Both shoulders and Pelvis are leveled,
No wasting of Quadriceps muscles
Patella facing forward and at equal
height
Leg, foot and toes look normal with
normal
overlying skin
Side Elbows straight overlying greater
trochanter
Transverse Loin Creases
Knee Straight
Foot Arches maintained
Back
Normal Vertebral
alignment
Normal overlying skin on back with no dimpling
, tuft of hair
and swelling
Calf
symmetrical with normal overlying skin
Heel has – Normal varus
Feel C- Spine
/ Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
Temperature – Normal
Superficial
Palpation
Bony
Palpation
Movement – Global Reduction in movement
Gait Normal /
Foot Drop Gait ,
Tip toe , heel walking ,
Squating heel at the
same level
Standing – Special
tests -Trendelenburg test
Sitting - Upper
Extremity Examination /Lower Extremity
Look – Skin
Muscle
Wasting
Feel –
Temperature
Tenderness
Lymph
Nodes
Move Shoulder / Elbow / Wrist and Hands
Hip / Knee / Ankle /
Toes
Lie down Patient
SLR – decrease to < 60 degrees
bilaterally not true nerve root sign
Measurement – LLD , Quadriceps
Wasting
Neurovascular
Assessment
Sensory Examination L
2 – S 5
Motor
Examination - Global muscle
weakness
Power of the Muscles –
Supine Quadriceps ,
TA / EHL
/EDC / TP / Peronei
Lateral
Abductor /Adductor
Prone Gastrosoleus / FHL/FDC
/Hamstring/Gluteal Maixums /Medius/Minimus
Reflexes
Jaw Jerk
Hoffman’s sign
Finger Escape sign
Inverted Radial Reflex
Vascular
Examination – DPA / PTA on supine position
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