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Cervical Nerve Root Sensation   C5 - anterolateral shoulder, C6-thumb, C7 middle finger, C8 - little finger  
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Cervical Nerve root motor   C5 - deltoid and bicep, C6 - radial wrist extensors, C7 - triceps, wrist flexors, finger extensors, C8 - interossei, finger flexers  
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Cervical nerve reflexes   C5 - biceps, C6 - brachioradialis, C7 - triceps  
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Lumbar Nerve root Sensation   L2 - lateral thigh, L3 - medial knee, L4 - medial ankle great toe, L5 - Dorsum of foot  
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Lumbar Nerve root motor   L4 - anterior tibialis, L5 - great toe extension/ankle dorsiflexion, S1 - plantar flexion of foot/great toe  
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Lumbar Nerve Root reflex   L4 - patellar tendon, S1 - achiles tendon  
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Spurling Test   extend neck turning one way with downward pressure += affected side will have pain; indicative of cervical disk herniation or spondylosis  
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Straight-leg Raise   Pt. supine, elevate leg until knee bends or pt. has pain, puts tension on L5 and S1 nerve roots and sciatic nerve(L4-S1)  
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Reverse Straight-Leg raise   Pt. prone, hip in extension and knee straight, puts tension on L1-L4  
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Apprehension test/Flip Test   Pt. seated at edge of table/bed, lift foot extend knee, measure degree(<45 degrees) of knee flexion at point when back pain occurs. +=flip back with little knee extension, maybe indicative of sciatic problem, LDDD  
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Lumbar degenerative disk disease(disk herniation)- causes, symptoms, physical exam, Diagnostic Test   chronic back pain >3mo; Causes: age, trauma, infect, smoking; sympt: pain in low back radiate buttocks,w/ bend; lift, twisting, relieved with rest; PE: lumbar/sacroiliac tender, + straight leg/flip test; Dx:AP/Lat(loss of height) x-ray, MRI;  
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Lumbar degenerative disk disease(disk herniation - Treatment   Nsaids, Muscle relaxants, injections, Physical activity/exercise, weight redux, smoking cessation  
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Scoliosis   Lateral Curvature of spine; Cause:congen, DDD, osteomyelitis, fracture; Sympt: pain midthoracic to lower lumbar, c/o curve progression, no cardiopulm probs; PE:obs. and palp standing and flexed at waist  
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Degnerative Sponylolisthesis - Causes, Symptoms, PE, and Diagnostic Test   forward slip of lumbar vertebral body(L4/L5), Cause:idio, iatro, post-trauma, degen in facet joints and intervet disk, Females>40, AA; Sympt: back pain w/lift, bend, twist, radiculo; PE: step off; Dx: AP/lat x-ray: lat shows slip degen of disk space;  
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Degnerative Sponylolisthesis - Treatment   excercise, Nsaids, Lifestyle mod(limit bend and heavy lift), Sx decomp or stabilazation  
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Isthmic Spodylolithesis - Causes   One Vertebral body slips in relation to the one below(L5/S1)defect at pars interarticularis (pedicle/lamina junction); Causes: fatigue fracture in childhood(extension, football gymnastics), hereditary predis  
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Isthmic Spodylolithesis - Symptoms, PE, Diagnostic Tests, Treatment   Sympt: back pain radiate to post thighs/knees, worse when standing, difficulty bending forward; PE: diminished lumbar lordosis, step-off, limited flexion at waste; Dx:X-ray(lat, oblique: absent scotty dog); Tx: excercise, F/U xrays, limit activities, Sx  
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Spinal Stenosis - Symptoms, PE, Diagnostic Test, Treatment   narrowing of spinal canal=compression of nerve roots; Sympt: radiculo w/or w/o back pain, progress proxi->distal, walk/stand exacerbates, releif w/ leaning forward; PE:Ms weak, impaired proprio,sensory, DTRs; Dx: AP/lat xray, Tx: PT(flexion), nsaids  
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Cauda Equina Syndrome   compression of L2-S4; Cause: central disk Hern, epidural abcess/hematoma, trauma; Sympt: radiculo pain, weak, and numb bilat LEs, urine reten or incont of bowel and bladder; PE: anal sphincter tone/perianal numness, Dx: xray, MRI, Tx: Sx emergency-Decomp  
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Malignant Tumors of the Spine   Most commonly mets from Breast, lung, prostate and colon CA  
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Cervical Spine X-ray   AP: equal height of spines, midline; Lat: Ant, post, spinolaminar line, <6mm at C2, <22mm at C6; Odontoid: dens, C1 and C2 LM aligned, LM of C1 symmetric to dens;  
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Hangman's fracture   fracture of both pedicles of C2  
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Clay Shoveler's Fracture   fracture of lower cervical spinous process(C7) secondary to lifting, stable  
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Reiter's Syndrome   Triad of Conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis, secondary to infectious diarrhea in young children, nongono(chlam) urethritis in adloescents  
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Neer Impingement Sign   pt seated elevate arm while depressing scapula, compresses greater tuberiosity against ant. acromion  
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Hawkins impingement sign   Shoulder and elbow flexed to 90, forearm neutral rotation,internally rotate humerous; pain with rotator cuff tear or impingement  
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