ART Spinal & Core Assessment 2

Question 1

During ART spinal assessment, which finding indicates a positive Kemp's test?

Accepted Answer

Reproduction of radicular pain with lumbar extension and ipsilateral rotation

Answer

Kemp's test is positive when lumbar extension combined with ipsilateral rotation reproduces radicular or local pain, implicating facet joint or foraminal compromise.

Question 2

In ART practice, the 'contact-tension-movement' principle applied to the multifidus requires the patient to perform which motion during tissue tension?

Accepted Answer

Spinal flexion to lengthen the multifidus under the contact

Answer

ART protocol moves the muscle from shortened to lengthened position; for the multifidus, spinal flexion lengthens it while the practitioner maintains tension on the tissue.

Question 3

Which spinal landmark is palpated to locate the L4-L5 interspace during ART lumbar assessment?

Accepted Answer

Iliac crest line (Tuffier's line)

Answer

Tuffier's line connecting the iliac crests typically corresponds to the L4-L5 interspace, serving as a reliable landmark for lumbar segmental assessment.

Question 4

An ART provider assesses core stability by observing the patient hold a dead-bug position. What constitutes a failed assessment?

Accepted Answer

Lumbar spine extends off the table when the contralateral limbs are lowered

Answer

Lumbar extension off the table indicates insufficient deep core stabilization (transversus abdominis and multifidus), which is the key failure criterion in the dead-bug assessment.

Question 5

Which nerve root level is implicated when ART assessment reveals weakness of the extensor hallucis longus (EHL)?

Accepted Answer

L5

Answer

The extensor hallucis longus is primarily innervated by the L5 nerve root, so EHL weakness during myotomal testing points to L5 compromise.

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ART Spinal & Core Assessment 2