p a g e
1 8
s e c t i o n 0 6
4 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 r e v. 0 0 0
S t e p 2 .
Po s i t i o n t h e p a t i e n t a s d e s c r i b e d i n S e c t i o n 0 6 - I I I o f t h i s m a n u a l .
S t e p 3 .
C l i c k
S t a r t Te s t
to b e g i n te s t i n g .
S t e p 4 .
O n c e t h e te s t i s c o m p l e te d , a p a i n s c a l e w i l l a p p e a r. A s k t h e p a t i e n t to r a te
h i s / h e r p a i n o n a te n - p o i n t s c a l e ( 0 i s e q u i v a l e n t to n o p a i n a n d 10 i s e q u i v a l e n t to t h e
w o r s t p a i n p o s s i b l e ) . C l i c k o n t h e n u m b e r t h e p a t i e n t d e te r m i n e d a n d t h e n c l i c k
O K
.
T h e R O M E x te n s i o n te s t c a l l s fo r t h r e e t r i a l s to b e p e r fo r m e d .
A s t h e p ro to c o l i s p e r fo r m e d , t h e s c r e e n w i l l d i s p l ay t h e r e s u l t s a n d ave r a g e s v i a a l i n e
g r a p h , t a b l e , p i e c h a r t , a n d b a r g r a p h .
I n a d d i t i o n to t h e te s t r e s u l t s , t h e s c r e e n w i l l t a b u l a te : t h e ave r a g e RO M , p e a k R O M ,
c o e f f i c i e n t o f v a r i a t i o n ( C OV ) , a n d t h e p e rc e n t o f n o r m a l . T h e p a i n r a t i n g d e te r m i n e d by
t h e p a t i e n t w i l l a l s o a p p e a r i n t h e p a i n s c a l e tex t f i e l d ( F i g u r e 6 - 3 2 ) .
Yo u m ay r e te s t a t r i a l by c l i c k i n g o n t h e R i c o n to t h e l e f t o r r i g h t o f t h e t r i a l t a b l e , d e -
p e n d i n g o n w h i c h t r i a l y o u w o u l d l i ke to r e d o . H o w eve r, o n c e a te s t h a s b e e n c l o s e d , t h e
t r i a l s c a n n o t b e r e te s te d .
IV. STRENGTH PROTOCOLS
A. POSITIONING THE PATIENT FOR NEUTRAL CERVICAL ISOMETRIC STRENGTH PRO-
TOCOLS
I n o rd e r to p r e p a r e fo r c e r v i c a l s t r e n g t h te s t i n g , i t i s ex t r e m e l y i m p o r t a n t to u n d e r s t a n d
h o w to p ro p e r l y p o s i t i o n t h e p a t i e n t ; t h i s w i l l p r eve n t a ny i n j u r y d u r i n g te s t i n g .
T h e fo l l ow i n g 7 s te p s a r e r e q u i r e d p r i o r to e a c h t y p e o f s t r e n g t h te s t i n g . O u t l i n e d a f te r
t h e s e 7 i n i t i a l s te p s a r e t h e s u b s e q u e n t s te p s , w h i c h v a r y a c c o rd i n g to t h e te s t b e i n g p e r-
fo r m e d .
S t e p 1 .
I n s e r t t h e r a n g e - o f - m o t i o n s to p p i n i n t h e z e ro d e g r e e p o s i t i o n o n t h e h a l o ( F i g u r e
6 - 3 3 ) .
F i g u r e 6 - 3 2 . C e r v i c a l R O M - C o m p l e t e d E x t e n s i o n Te s t
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