Anatomy
Dr. Oneil's term for someone not putting in enough effort, dragging their feet
What is sand bagger?
The direction of spinal movement that opens or increases the diameter of the spinal canal
Spinal Flexion
This surgical procedure is indicated when stabilization between two or more vertebral levels is required
What is lumbar fusion?
This condition occurs when the soft center of a lumbar disc pushes through a crack in the tougher exterior casing.
What is a herniated disc?
This lumbar position often relieves symptoms in patients with spinal stenosis
What is lumbar flexion?
This elastic ligament connects the laminae of adjacent vertebrae and helps preserve normal spinal curvature by resisting excessive flexion.
What is the ligamentum flavum?
This postural deviation is characterized by posterior pelvic tilt, thoracic kyphosis, and the hips pushed forward in relation to the plumb line.
What is sway back posture?
This surgical procedure involves the removal of the lamina to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots and is commonly performed for spinal stenosis
What is a laminectomy?
This degenerative condition, often age-related, leads to narrowing of the spinal canal in the lumbar spine.
What is lumbar spinal stenosis?
A patient has lumbar radicular pain from a posterolateral disc bulge. Pain is worse with sitting and bending forward. Name 2 exercises that might help.
What are prone press-ups and prone on elbows
This nerve, arising from the C4-C5 roots of the brachial plexus, innervates the rhomboid major and minor muscles.
What is the dorsal scapular nerve?
This specific cervical segment exhibits the greatest flexion and extension range in the entire spine.
This lumbar surgical procedure, commonly performed for herniated discs causing radiculopathy, boasts the highest success rate - up to 95% - for relieving leg pain and improving function
What is Lumbar Microdiscectomy?
This specific syndrome results from severe compression of the lumbosacral nerve roots and may lead to saddle anesthesia.
What is cauda equina syndrome.
This movement must be done with caution for a patient with spondylolisthesis.
What is extension?
The three muscles that compose the intermediate layer of the deep back muscles.
What is Iliocostalis, Longissimus, Spinalis
When palpating the spinous process of T12, the vertebral body beneath your finger is ____ according to the rule of threes.
What is the vertebral body of T12
A patient must be unresponsive to conservative care for _ to _ months to be considered for surgical intervention
What is 2 to 6 months?
This vascular condition can cause lower back or abdominal pain and must be ruled out in older adults, especially smokers with hypertension
What is abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)?
Specific trunk activation is good for improving symptoms in what lumbar diagnosis classification.
What is MCI?
This triangle of the neck is bordered by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the mandible, and the midline of the neck, and contains the carotid artery and internal jugular vein.
What is the anterior triangle of the neck?
The name of the laws that describe when any part of the lumbar or thoracic spine is in neutral position, SB will be opposite the side of rotation, and that when any part of the spine is in flexion or extension, rotation and SB will occur to the same side.
What is Fryette's Laws?
A 62-year-old male, 4 months post lumbar fusion surgery, presents with unilateral left calf swelling and tenderness. On exam, his left calf is 2 cm larger in diameter than the right, and he reports pain in his calf. He denies a history of cancer or previous DVT. According to the Wells Criteria, what is the clinical probability of DVT?
What is unlikely?
This term refers to age-related degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs and facet joints of the lumbar spine.
What is lumbar spondylosis?
This “sign” describes how leaning forward on a cart relieves leg pain in spinal stenosis.