TABLE 9.
Contributing* | Common* | Diagnostic* | |
Ligamentous testing | |||
Abnormal passive accessory intervertebral movements (PAIVMs) or passive physiological intervertebral movements (PPIVMs) at OA and AA (if trained) | X | X | |
Alar ligament test | X | ||
Modified sharp-purser cervical instability relocation test (NOT the provocation test) | X | ||
Cervical distraction in supine | X | X | |
Mobility tests | |||
Isolated AA ROM | X | X | |
Neurodynamic tests with neck motion | X | X | |
Provocation tests | |||
Craniocervical flexion test provocation of UCI symptoms. | X | ||
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency positional test | 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.