Musculoskeletal Testing
Cervical Testing - Extension

Having your head rest too far forward can cause the "C" shaped curve in your neck to decrease, and keeping your head too far back can accentuate it. These positions can increase the amount of stress placed on the muscles, ligaments, facets, and disks in and around your neck. This undue stress can cause you to feel pain in your neck.

Proper posture and strength exercising are important in reducing neck pain.

A Chatillon Dynamometer is used by a professionally certified Physician, Therapist or Clinician to assess cervical extension strength. The dynamometer is placed at the back of the head and the subject applies force backward by attempting to point their head in an upward direction. The dynamometer measures the resistance and provides an objective reading of the force applied.

Other Cervical Tests

• Cervical Flexion
• Left Lateral Flexion
• Left Rotation
• Right Lateral Flexion
• Right Rotation

Other Physical Tests

• Musculoskeletal Testing