C-spine Examination - TB / Rhemuatoid Spondylitis not to miss following points
Look
skin , vertebral alignment , dimpling, tuft of hair
Head , eyes , fact , neck , suprascapular/infrascapular region , hair level ,
Feel - Temperature, tenderness, spasm
Sensory Examination
upper limb / upto c 8
power of muscles in upper extremities
Pulsation
Reflexes - Homan,s
spine - humeral
radial reflex
cross adduction thigh
clonus
Special test - Gait, Rhomberg test, Spurling ,Lhermitte test, Distraction test , valsalva test
rule out problem of shoulder , brachial plexus and extra rib as they mimic the same sometimes.
functional like in torticollis
flow like from standing (front , sides and back ) , walking , squatting and sitting so as not to discomfort patients .
skin , vertebral alignment , dimpling, tuft of hair
Head , eyes , fact , neck , suprascapular/infrascapular region , hair level ,
Feel - Temperature, tenderness, spasm
Sensory Examination
upper limb / upto c 8
power of muscles in upper extremities
Pulsation
Reflexes - Homan,s
spine - humeral
radial reflex
cross adduction thigh
clonus
Special test - Gait, Rhomberg test, Spurling ,Lhermitte test, Distraction test , valsalva test
rule out problem of shoulder , brachial plexus and extra rib as they mimic the same sometimes.
functional like in torticollis
flow like from standing (front , sides and back ) , walking , squatting and sitting so as not to discomfort patients .
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