Test INTERPRETATION/WHAT TISSUE STRUCTURE DOES THIS TEST LOAD?

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Slump test Testing the neuromeningeal tract.

Passive Scapular This is to load the T1 or T2 nerve root

approximation

Percussion This is testing the spinous processes and ribs for pain, suggesting fracture
or bone disease.

Rib fracture screen This is testing the ribs for fracture.

Adam’s forward Loading spine and erector muscles in order to determine if scoliosis exists.
bending

Ott Sign Loading and testing the thoracic vertebrae for mobility.

Chest Expansion Loading and testing expansion of the diaphragm at the T4 level.

Beevor’s sign Loading the spinal cord, looking for spinal cord lesion

Abdominal reflex Screening for thoracic spinal cord compression.

Maigne’s syndrome Rolling skin over iliac crest, testing for T12 – L1 facet dysfunction.
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