- Perform a general spinal examination.
| Item | Procedure | Weight | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening | • Introduction, Privacy, Permission & Exposure | 2 | |
| • General Position & Deformity | 1 | ||
| Look | • Skin, Muscles, and bony landmarks | 1 | |
| • Shoulder height from back | 1 | ||
| • front, back, side: Standing OR Sitting | 1 | ||
| • Tenderness, Temperature | 1 | ||
| Feel | • Landmarks and muscles (central and paraspinal) | 1 | |
| • Sacro-iliac joints / Coccyx | 1 | ||
| • Forward flexion / Backward extension | 1 | ||
| Move | • R and L lateral flexion | 1 | |
| • R and L rotation | 1 | ||
| • Hoffmann’s sign: sitting | 1 | ||
| Special Test (Ask to perform it & interpretation) | • Spurling’s test: sitting | 1 | |
| • Adam Foreword test: standing | 2 | ||
| • Straight Leg Raise test: supine • SLR Confirmatory test | 1 | ||
| • Patrick / FABER test: supine | 1 | ||
| • Femoral Stretch test: lateral or prone | 1 | ||
| General | • Attitude towards patient | 1 | |
| Total Marks | 20 |