Purpose of Lhermitte’s Sign: To determine if there is a dural or meningeal irritation in the spine or to check if the dorsal column of the spinal cord is hyperexcitable due to demyelination. Pat...
Purpose of Romberg’s Test: To determine if there is a lesion in the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway (also called as dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway – that conducts sensati...
Purpose of Brachial plexus compression test: To determine if applying direct compression to the brachial plexus causes radiating symptoms, suggesting mechanically elicitable cervical spine lesions. Pa...
Purpose of Cervical distraction test is : To determine if radicular symptoms alleviate on applying traction to the cervical spine. To identify the presence of cervical radiculopathy among patients wit...
Purpose of Jackson’s compression test: To identify the presence of cervical radiculopathy among patients with upper quadrant pain. Patient Position: Sitting upright. Examiner Position: Beside or behin...