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Special Tests Covered in this Lesson:
- Wainner's Clinical Prediction Rule for Cervical Radiculopathy
- Spurling's Compression Test
- Upper Limb Tension Test
- Distraction Test
- Less than 60° of rotation on the affected side
- Additional Radiculopathy Test
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Red Flags
Summary:
The special tests that demonstrate an acceptable level of accuracy for the cervical spine focus on just a few diagnoses, and likely miss the most common cervical complaints. Radiculopathy, cervicogenic headache, upper cervical spine instability, vertibrobasilar ischemia and screening for necessary imaging
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