CMT CMT Neurological Assessment & Neuromuscular Therapy

Question 1

Dermatome testing during a CMT neurological screen helps identify:

Accepted Answer

Segmental spinal nerve root compression

Answer

Dermatome testing maps sensory changes to specific spinal nerve root levels to identify nerve compression or radiculopathy.

Question 2

Hyporeflexia of the patellar tendon reflex is most associated with which nerve root level?

Accepted Answer

L3-L4

Answer

The patellar tendon (knee jerk) reflex is mediated primarily by the L3-L4 nerve root.

Question 3

During an upper limb neurological screen, weakness in wrist extension most likely implicates which nerve root?

Accepted Answer

C7

Answer

Wrist extension is primarily innervated by the C7 nerve root via the radial nerve.

Question 4

The slump test is used to assess:

Accepted Answer

Neural tension in the dural tube and sciatic nerve

Answer

The slump test applies tension to the dural tube and sciatic nerve to detect neural sensitivity or pathology.

Question 5

Neuromuscular therapy (NMT) primarily addresses dysfunction by:

Accepted Answer

Normalizing neuromuscular firing patterns and releasing ischemic tissue

Answer

NMT works by normalizing aberrant neuromuscular firing patterns and addressing ischemic muscle tissue through specific compression techniques.

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