Spine Review

1. What are the 6 movements of the spine?

2. What are 3 ways to prevent injuries to the cervical spine?
3. What are 3 ways to prevent injuries to the lumbar spine?
4. The Brachial Plexus test would be a good test for what cervical spine injury?
5. What does the Straight Leg Raise test determine at each varying degree of flexion?
6. When using the Press Up test for a herniated disc, what type of treatment would be indicated if the
test produced generalized, radiating pain?
7. What are the 3 upper extremity reflexes?
8. What are the 2 lower extremity reflexes?
9. Describe the position of the head with a unilateral cervical dislocation. (what direction is the head
tilted to, and what is happening on the other side of the dislocation?)
10. Extreme care should be taken with cervical fractures and dislocations to avoid injuring what important
structure?
11. A cervical sprain is also known as what?
12. What is acute torticollis?
13. A cervical injury above which vertebrae could result in death?
14. What is spinal stenosis?
15. Brachial Plexus Neurapraxia is also known as what common football injury?
16. What are 4 common causes of low back pain?
17. Myofascial pain syndrome occurs most commonly in which 2 muscles?
18. What is the biggest nerve in your body? Located in the lower body/lower limb
19. Spondylolysis refers to:
20. Spondylolisthesis refers to:
21. What body feature can you use to help you locate your PSIS and SI joint?
22. What is the MOI for a coccyx fracture?
23. What type of exercise is good for back injuries due to a decrease in the amount of stress that is placed
on the spine? This helps to maintain fitness levels if the person
cannot run.
24. How does traction help with a herniated disc?
25. Which section of the spine is affected by kyphosis?
26. Which section of the spine is affected by lordosis?
27. Describe scoliosis.
28. Assess this spinal curvature. What would it be called? 
29. True or False. Stretching and Strengthening are included in the
management of nearly all lumbar spinal injuries.
30. True or False. Acute spinal sprains and strains take the same
amount of time to heal as most extremity injuries.

Extra Credit:

What does FABER stand for? What does FADIR stand for?