How to do the compression neck test

In clinical practice, the neck compression test is a frequently used examination tool by orthopedic surgeons, mainly for cervical spondylosis. The specific examination method should be that the patient sits on a chair with his eyes flat in front of him and turns his head 45 degrees to the left. The doctor places the palm of the left hand on the top of the patient’s head and taps the back of the left hand with the right hand in the shape of a fist. The patient is then instructed to look straight ahead and turn his head 45 degrees to the right. Again, the left hand is placed on the top of the patient’s head and the right hand is clenched into a fist and tapped on the back of the left hand. If the patient has electric shock-like radioactive pain in the shoulder or upper extremity or sensory numbness in the skin during the examination, and the test result is positive, the patient can be diagnosed with cervical spondylosis. At the same time, an MRI of the cervical spine can be done, and the degree of cervical spinal cord compression can also be seen through the MRI.