Risk Factors: caucasian, hx of smoking, early menopause, think build, sedentary, excessive alcohol/caffeine consumption
What is risk factors for compression fx?
100
true or false: neurological impairments such as LMN, UMN, and CNS are possible
What is true
100
true instability is likely to require what kind of intervention?
What is surgery
100
If pt presents with upper Tx spine pain, what other areas should the PT screen?
What is neck, UE, head, chest and abdomen
200
The following describes what:
- source of nociceptive input (danger signals)
- source of sensory input for increased neural connections
- increased tone
- TrP's
- altered motor control
What is muscular referred pain?
200
Manifests as anterior chest wall pain
What is costochondritis?
200
true or false: high psychological stress is considered a "less complex" presentation
What is false - more complex
200
cervical spine instability is likely to result in what?
What is altered segmental motion
200
If pt presents with lower Tx spine sx's, what other areas should the PT clear?
What is buttocks, legs, groin, abdomen
300
common site for local pain and refers pain to lumbar spin
What is T11-L1?
300
Name 3 treatments for costochondritis
What is manual therapy of T-spine and ribs, Ther-ex prescription, and patient education?
300
true or false: early, non-painful exercise is superior to collar therapy in reducing pain and disability
What is true
300
Name 2 risk factors for cervical instability
What is history of trauma, throat infection, inflammatory arthritis, recent neck/head/dental surgery
300
If pt notes lower thoracic pain, what are aggravating factors PT should exam?
What is lumbar movements and positions
400
Can refer pain to the upper T-spine
What is C4-C7?
400
Epiphyseal growth plate disturbance producing anterior wedging of the vertebral body and kyphosis
What is Scheuermann's Disease?
400
what is the classification system used for categorizing clinical findings?
What is Quebec Task Force
400
common or uncommon Sx: nausea, lack of coordination bilaterally, arm and leg weakness, frequent acute attacks
What is uncommon sx's
400
If pt presents with upper thoracic pain, what are some aggravating factors the PT should examine?
What is cervical movement and positions
500
Common site for mobility deficits
What is upper t-spine/T1-4/5?
500
Myelopathy can occur in Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine where SC ends
What is Central Canal Stenosis?
500
Name 2 interventions for WAD
What is manual therapy+exercise, pain management, motor control exercises
500
early or late presentation symptoms: neck and head pain, feeling unstable, cervical muscle hyperactivity
What is early presentation sx's
500
What are some signs pt may have with visceral aggravating factors?
What is pain with/after eating or drinking, pain with exertion (cardiac), pain unrelated to movement or postures