CMT Neurological Assessment & Neuromuscular Therapy Flashcards
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The straight leg raise (SLR) test is considered positive for sciatic nerve involvement when pain radiates below the knee at less than:
Answer: 60°
A positive SLR is indicated when sciatic pain radiates below the knee at less than 60° of hip flexion.
Reciprocal inhibition is the neurological principle describing:
Answer: Reflex inhibition of the antagonist when the agonist contracts
Reciprocal inhibition is the reflex relaxation of the antagonist muscle when the agonist contracts, mediated by Ia afferent fibers.
Proprioception is primarily transmitted through which type of sensory receptor?
Answer: Muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs
Muscle spindles detect muscle length change and Golgi tendon organs detect tension, both contributing essential proprioceptive feedback.
A patient presents with numbness and tingling in the little finger and medial ring finger. This pattern is most consistent with compression of which nerve?
Answer: Ulnar nerve
The ulnar nerve supplies the little finger and medial half of the ring finger; compression (e.g., at cubital tunnel) produces this pattern.
The role of the muscle spindle in neuromuscular therapy is best described as:
Answer: Monitoring muscle length and triggering a stretch reflex when rapidly lengthened
Muscle spindles are intrafusal fibers that sense muscle length; rapid lengthening triggers the myotatic stretch reflex.
Which neurological test specifically assesses for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)?
Answer: Adson's test
Adson's test assesses for TOS by monitoring radial pulse changes with neck rotation and deep inhalation to compress the subclavian artery.