Head And Neck
Cervical radiculopathy
< class="lead pl-4"> - Neck pain radiating to one or both upper limb
- Tingling and numbness
- Reduced range of motion of neck
- Weakness in hand
Special Test
- Spurling test
- Upper limb dermatome
- Upper limb myotome
- MRI
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- IFT
- MFR
- Mechanical traction
Therapeutic Exercise
- Chin tuck
- Median nerve glide
- Deep neck flexor strengthening
- Thoracic rotation on a form roll
- Quadripod thoracic rotation
Cervicogenic headache / Migraine
- Neck pain associated with headache
- Execerbated during head movement
- During cold, sunlight, stress
Special Test
- Palpation of cervical trigger points
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- Dry needling
- Needle stimulation
- IFT
Therapeutic Exercise
- Wall angels
- Ball on wall rotation
- Deep neck flexor strengthening
- DRY needling
Stiffneck
- Turning body along with the neck
- Reduced range of motion
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- Dry needle
- MFR
Therapeutic Exercise
- Manual release
- Cervical rotation using a towel
- Neck stretching
- Scalene stretching
- Trapezius stretch
- Levator scapula stretching
- Pectoralis stretching
Upper cross syndrome
- Forward neck posture
- Reduced cervical lordosis
- Radiating acheing pain in upper limb
Special Test
- Deep neck flexor MMT
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- MFR
- Needle stimulation
Therapeutic Exercise
- Stretching
- A, upper trapezius
- B, pectoralis
- Strengthening
- A, Deep neck flexor
- B, lower trapezius