Upper Limb Myotome Testing for Cervical Radiculopathy – Manual Muscle Tests

By dpope2020

December 8, 2023

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Upper Limb Myotome Testing for Cervical Radiculopathy - Manual Muscle Tests

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In today's video we go over Upper Limb Myotome Testing for Cervical Radiculopathy - Manual Muscle Tests:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 0:15 -C5 Shoulder Abduction
  • 0:30 - C6 Elbow Flexion and Wrist Extension
  • 0:54 - C7 Elbow Extension and Wrist Flexion
  • 1:10 - C8 Thumb Abdication
  • 1:33 - T1 Index Finger Abduction
  • 1:53 - Conclusion
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Myotastic...

- Dan Pope DPT,OCS,CSCS

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References: 

  1. Hong CG, Nam WD. Reliability and Diagnostic Accuracy of Standard Dermatomes and Myotomes for Determining the Pathologic Level in Surgically Verified Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy. Neurospine. 2022 Dec;19(4):1006-1012. doi: 10.14245/ns.2244194.097. Epub 2022 Dec 31. PMID: 36597659; PMCID: PMC9816603.