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In a position bowed backwards, the patient turns his head for several times maximally from the left to the right and from the right to the left within a time period of 20 seconds. (Phase IV) After a total time period of 60 seconds, the patient returns into a straight position. If the test results are interfered by unconscious shoulder movements ...
arms elevated over head elicits facial plethora, distended neck veins and inspiratory stridor Phalen's maneuver: George S. Phalen: rheumatology, hand surgery: carpal tunnel syndrome: 30–60 seconds of full forced flexion of wrist elicits symptoms Piskaçek's sign: Ludwig Piskaçek: obstetrics: normal pregnancy: Piskaçek's sign at Who Named It?
The flexion of the neck (head tilts forwards) is anterocollis. This is the "chin-to-chest" version and is the most difficult version to address. This movement utilizes the bilateral sternocleidomastoid, bilateral scalene complex, bilateral submental complex.
anterocollis: forward flexion of the head and neck [6] and brings the chin towards the chest [5] retrocollis: hyperextension of head and neck backward [7] bringing the back of the head towards the back [5] A combination of these movements may often be observed. Torticollis can be a disorder in itself as well as a symptom in other conditions.
Delayed onset Lhermitte's sign has been reported following head and/or neck trauma. [9] [10] This occurs ~2 1/2 months following injury, without associated neurological symptoms or pain, and typically resolves within 1 year. [citation needed]
The Brudziński neck sign or Brudziński's symptom is a clinical sign in which forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It is found in patients with meningitis , [ 2 ] [ 1 ] subarachnoid haemorrhage and possibly encephalitis .
The neck is the part of the body in many vertebrates that connects the head to the torso. It supports the weight of the head and protects the nerves that transmit sensory and motor information between the brain and the rest of the body. Additionally, the neck is highly flexible, allowing the head to turn and move in all directions.
The asymmetrical tonic neck reflex (ATNR) is a primitive reflex found in newborn humans that normally vanishes around 6 months of age. It is also known as the bow and arrow or " fencing reflex " because of the characteristic position of the infant's arms and head, which resembles that of a fencer .