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 .

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