What is the Soto Hall test?
A physical exam test in which the chin is brought to the chest, with the patient flat on their back. Pain will be felt at the site of the lesion in spine abnormalities. Classically used to screen for spinal meningitis and to clarify spinal related pain.
What does a positive Milgram’s test mean?
In the Milgram test, the supine patient performs a partial bilateral leg lift that is held 6 in above the table for 15 to 30 seconds. This replicates the bilateral leg lift of the Beevor sign. A positive test result occurs when the patient experiences lumbosacral pain indicating unspecified lumbosacral pathology.
What is a shoulder depression test?
The shoulder depression test is performed to detect the involvement of the brachial plexus and cervical nerve roots. To perform this test, flex the patient’s head to the opposite side while gradually depressing the shoulder.
What is a positive Lasegue’s test?
A positive Lasègue’s sign is one when leg pain is reproduced or pain in the gluteal region passive straight leg raising. The test has a high sensitivity (0.80-0.97) for a low lumbar disc protrusion but has a low specificity (about 0.4).
How is cervical radiculopathy tested?
The foraminal compression test, or Spurling test, is probably the best test for confirming the diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy. It is performed by positioning the patient with the neck extended and the head rotated, and then applying downward pressure on the head.
What is maximum Foraminal compression?
The Maximum Cervical compression test is used to detect nerve root involvement in the cervical spine. This test is also known by other names including the Foraminal Compression test and Spurling’s test. This test should not be used if significant cervical injury is suspected.
What is Dugas test?
[ dōō-gäz′ ] n. A test performed to determine whether an injured shoulder is due to a dislocation or a fracture. If the elbow cannot be made to touch the chest while the hand rests on the opposite shoulder, the injury is a dislocation.
What is bechterew’s test?
Bechterew’s Test (seated straight-leg raising) is used to rule out a lumbosacral intervertebral disc protrusion. The Bowstring Sign This test is done with the patient supine. The examiner performs straight leg raising until the patient experiences some discomfort.
What muscles do scapular depression?
Depression is accomplished through the force of gravity and the actions of the latissimus dorsi, serratus anterior, pectoralis major and minor, and the trapezius muscles. Upward rotation is accomplished by the trapezius and serratus anterior muscles.
