NBCE TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE 2026
ALL IN ONE PRACTICE SET DETAILED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Jackson's Compression Test.
Answer: The patient is seated and the doctor laterally flexes the patient
head to the left and the right and applies downward pressure. Done
bilateral
Postive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
⩥ Distraction Test.
Answer: Witht the patient seated (maybe supine) the doctor exerts
upward pressure on the pt.'s head removing the wt. of the pt.'s head from
their neck.
"What does that feel like to you?"
Decreased Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Increased Pain -> Sprain/Strain
⩥ O'Donohue's Test is for.....
,Answer: Determining whether it is a SPRAIN or STRAIN
⩥ O'Donohue's Test Performed.
Answer: 1) Patient actively moves part against resistance.
2) Then the doctor moves part passively through a full ROM.
Pain Active: STRAIN (damage in mm tissue)
Pain Passive: SPRAIN (damage I'm ligamentous tissue)
⩥ Valsalva's Maneuver.
Answer: The doctor asks the patient to take a deep breath and hold while
bearing down.
Postive Radicular Pain -> SOL
⩥ Maximal Cervical Compression Test.
Answer: DON'T TOUCH THE PT.
Patient is seated and actively rotated and extended head. If no pain the
patient is asked to maximally laterally flex head in the same direction.
Repeat on the other side. No compression applied.
--Ask to take ear to shoulder and follow finger with head
Postive Radicular pain -> Nerve Root Compression
,⩥ Brachial Plexus Tension Test.
Answer: While seated, the patient externally rotates the shoulders and
places both hands behind the head while dotor lightly supports. If no
symptoms, the patient flexes the cervical spine
Positive: Reproduction of radicular symptoms
Indication:Nerve root lesion, most likely C5
⩥ Shoulder Depression Test.
Answer: Patient is seated, the doctor depressed the patient's shoulder
while laterally flexing the cervical spine away from the shoulder. Repeat
on other side.
Postive Pain -> Nerve Root Adhesion
⩥ Soto Hall Sign.
Answer: Patient supine and the doctor places one hand on the patient's
stream and passively flexes the patient's head towards his/her chest.
Positive localized pain -> ant: fracture/ post: ligament tear
⩥ Bakody's Test AKA Shoulder Abduction Test.
Answer: Patient is seated and placed affected arm's palm on top of their
head. The elbow should be at the level of the head.
, "What dies that feel like to you?"
Positive Relief of Pain -> IVF encroachment
⩥ Thoracic Outlet Syndrome AKA.
Answer: Neurovascular Compression Syndrome
⩥ Allen's Test.
Answer: Patient is seated with their elbow flexed and forearm supinated.
Ask patient to pump their hand while doctor occludes the radial and
ulnar arteries until hand whitens. The patient the opens hand and doctor
releases on artery, recording fill time (until hand regains color). Repeat
for other artery.
Postive for delay more than 10 seconds -> occlusion of the tested artery
⩥ Costoclavicular Maneuver AKA...?.
Answer: Eden's Test
⩥ Eden's Test Performed.
Answer: Patient is seated and doctor palpated for the radial pulse.
Patient brings shoulder down and back and then flexes chin to their
chest.
ALL IN ONE PRACTICE SET DETAILED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Jackson's Compression Test.
Answer: The patient is seated and the doctor laterally flexes the patient
head to the left and the right and applies downward pressure. Done
bilateral
Postive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
⩥ Distraction Test.
Answer: Witht the patient seated (maybe supine) the doctor exerts
upward pressure on the pt.'s head removing the wt. of the pt.'s head from
their neck.
"What does that feel like to you?"
Decreased Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Increased Pain -> Sprain/Strain
⩥ O'Donohue's Test is for.....
,Answer: Determining whether it is a SPRAIN or STRAIN
⩥ O'Donohue's Test Performed.
Answer: 1) Patient actively moves part against resistance.
2) Then the doctor moves part passively through a full ROM.
Pain Active: STRAIN (damage in mm tissue)
Pain Passive: SPRAIN (damage I'm ligamentous tissue)
⩥ Valsalva's Maneuver.
Answer: The doctor asks the patient to take a deep breath and hold while
bearing down.
Postive Radicular Pain -> SOL
⩥ Maximal Cervical Compression Test.
Answer: DON'T TOUCH THE PT.
Patient is seated and actively rotated and extended head. If no pain the
patient is asked to maximally laterally flex head in the same direction.
Repeat on the other side. No compression applied.
--Ask to take ear to shoulder and follow finger with head
Postive Radicular pain -> Nerve Root Compression
,⩥ Brachial Plexus Tension Test.
Answer: While seated, the patient externally rotates the shoulders and
places both hands behind the head while dotor lightly supports. If no
symptoms, the patient flexes the cervical spine
Positive: Reproduction of radicular symptoms
Indication:Nerve root lesion, most likely C5
⩥ Shoulder Depression Test.
Answer: Patient is seated, the doctor depressed the patient's shoulder
while laterally flexing the cervical spine away from the shoulder. Repeat
on other side.
Postive Pain -> Nerve Root Adhesion
⩥ Soto Hall Sign.
Answer: Patient supine and the doctor places one hand on the patient's
stream and passively flexes the patient's head towards his/her chest.
Positive localized pain -> ant: fracture/ post: ligament tear
⩥ Bakody's Test AKA Shoulder Abduction Test.
Answer: Patient is seated and placed affected arm's palm on top of their
head. The elbow should be at the level of the head.
, "What dies that feel like to you?"
Positive Relief of Pain -> IVF encroachment
⩥ Thoracic Outlet Syndrome AKA.
Answer: Neurovascular Compression Syndrome
⩥ Allen's Test.
Answer: Patient is seated with their elbow flexed and forearm supinated.
Ask patient to pump their hand while doctor occludes the radial and
ulnar arteries until hand whitens. The patient the opens hand and doctor
releases on artery, recording fill time (until hand regains color). Repeat
for other artery.
Postive for delay more than 10 seconds -> occlusion of the tested artery
⩥ Costoclavicular Maneuver AKA...?.
Answer: Eden's Test
⩥ Eden's Test Performed.
Answer: Patient is seated and doctor palpated for the radial pulse.
Patient brings shoulder down and back and then flexes chin to their
chest.
