121. Neck pain assessment, clinical reasoning & rehab. Physio Edge podcast with Prof Gwendolen Jull
Physio Edge podcast with David Pope
The Role of Neck Flexors in Headache
The initial assessment is out of function testing so that we use for the neck flexors I use the craniocevile flexion test for their actual control for the neck extensors. If you ask the patient to actually extend their neck while keeping their cranial cervical area in a neutral position that will definitely bias your deeper muscles. With the scapular muscles I'll literally do a low load holding test it's almost the equivalent to a grade three traditional muscle tests for the lower trap middle trap upper trap etc because when you're looking at motor control all different muscles come in to resist the load.
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