BH: Upper Cross Syndrome with Neck Pain: Physician Exam (1-30-18)

  • 25 y/o
  • H/o low back problems with micorfracture L 5 requiring brace for 3 months
  • Current symptoms
    • Stabbing aching sensation in the back of the neck
    • Headaches with pain and pressure behind the eyes
      • Headaches improve with medication, drinking water, and lying down
    • Tingling into the finger tips
  • In medical sales and sits at a desk most of the day
  • Also enjoys boxing which is currently irritating her symptoms
  • Objective Exam
    • Forward upper torso posture with rounded shoulders
    • Cervical rotation reproduces pain
    • Supine pain with sidebending and rotation
    • Tnderness to palpation of cervical facets and levator