ORTHOPEDIC AND NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN A FLASH

These 241 quick-reference flash cards cover all the standard orthopedic and neurological tests that all chiropractors, physical therapists, physicians, and nurses need to know. The card for each test includes confirmatory tests and the confirmatory tests also have cards. Consistent headings on each card include other names of the test; purpose; equipment; recommended patient position; traditional position; alternate patient position; performance; time considerations; normal response; abnormal response; possible pathologies; confirmatory tests; test replicated; useful combinations; and differential diagnosis. Each card also includes a photograph of how to perform the test.

Table Of Contents

Key

General Rules for Orthopedic and Neurological Testing

Equipment

Chiropractic Vital Signs

Mental Status/Cortical Function

Cranial Nerve Examination

Motor Examination

Sensory Examination

Reflex Testing

Coordination Examination

Suggested Testing Format: General Neurological Screening

Range of Motion (spinal) Examination

Cervical Orthopedic and Neurological Examination

Thoracic and Postural Orthopedic and Neurological Examination

Upper Extremity Orthopedic and Neurological Examination

Suggested Testing Format: Cervical and Related Areas

Suggested Testing Format: Upper Extremity Orthopedics and Neurology

Lumbosacral Orthopedic and Neurological Examination

Lower Extremity Orthopedic and Neurological Examination

Suggested Testing Format: Lumbosacral and Related Areas

Suggested Testing Format: Lower Extremity Orthopedics and Neurology

Orthopedic and Neurological Tests Applicable to Multiple Regions

References