TABLE 8.

Physical tests and findings for moderate and low irritability patients only.

	Contributing*	Common*	Diagnostic*
Other motion and control
Thoracic range of motion, range, and quality	X	X
Scapular muscle strength and motor control	X	X
Excessive use of temporomandibular muscles to provide cervical stabilization (secondary finding)		X
Neck motion and control
Cervical range of motion: Overall, looking for apprehension, range, and quality		X	X
Deep neck flexor recruitment efficiency	X	X
Cervical stabilizer motor control inhibition and inefficient recruitment (e.g., craniocervical flexion test, suboccipital extensor test)	X	X
Sensorimotor tests: Eye-head coordination, trunk-head coordination, smooth pursuit visual tracking	X	X
Cervical proprioception: Joint position error	X	X
Other tests
Neurodynamic tests may be cautiously performed, eliminating or caution with neck motion	X	X
Orthostatic intolerance: NASA lean test or stand test		X	X
Structural tests
Cervical axial load in supine			X
Alignment of C1 (manual assessment)			X

*Contributing factors = not diagnostic but providing information about potential causes.

*Common = findings that are likely to be fairly common, but not necessarily diagnostic.

*Diagnostic = findings that are likely to be less common, but more diagnostic.