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Test: Cervical Palpation- Supine

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Background/Purpose

Palpation of the cervical spine has been shown to lack good inter and tra rater reliability.

Procedure

With patient supine, provide P-A pressure over the spinous as well as rotation and lateral bending pressure and assess for normal, limited motion or excessive motion.
Performed: Bilaterally

Dialog

With patient supine, provide P-A pressure over the spinous as well as rotation and lateral bending pressure and assess for normal, limited motion or excessive motion.

Criteria

Springy end feel
No pain

Measurement

0.00

LOINC Code

Scale/Grading

selection range; grade - LOINC ID

Test Stats

Side Pass Fail
Axial 0 0
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