(for patients who cannot rotate or extend their head)
Testing For:
Compression of cervical nerve root or facet joint irritation in the Lower Cervical Spine
Procedure:
- Patient is seated.
- Patient’s head is in neutral.
- Therapist stands behind patient.
- Carefully apply compression downward on the head of the patient.
Positive Sign:
Radiating pain or other neurological signs in the same side arm (nerve root) and/ or pain local to the neck or shoulder (facet joint irritation).
Bryson Ingram R.M.T. 