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Test: Cervical Flexion - Passive Supine

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

Clinician passively flexes the patients neck and attempts to touch the chin to the chest. If the movement is successful, it indicates that the joints and soft tissues in the posterior cervical spine are likely clear of restriction.
Performed: Bilaterally

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Clinician passively flexes the head while patient is supine.

Criteria

Chin touches sternum

Measurement

LOINC Code

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail

Test Stats

Side Pass Fail
Axial 4 1
Average Measurement 0.000 0.000

Regions
Cervical	Thoracic	Lumbar	Pelvic
Hip/Thigh	Knee/Calf	Ankle	Foot
Shoulder/Arm	Elbow/Forearm	Wrist	Hand
Head	TMJ	Systemic