Test: Jull's Test

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

The patient is supine, ask the patient to hold the head off the table with chin tucked for 30 seconds and look for early muscle fatigue or jutting of the chin. This is also called the neck flexion test or cranio cervical flexion test (CCFT) . This tests the action of the deep cervical flexor muscles (longus colli, longus capitis, rectus capitis anterior, and rectus capitis lateralis) and neuromotor control.
Performed: Unilaterally

Dialog

Supine, chin tucked, head off table for 30 seconds.

Criteria

• No early muscle fatigue and shaking or jutting of the chin

Measurement

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LOINC Code

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Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail