

In another post, we presented a similar list of subjective and objective features for clinical instability of the lumbar spine. Cook et al. (2005) conducted a second Delphi study to identify which subjective and objective signs and symptoms could be indicative of clinical cervical spine instability/cervical motor control impairment. So here’s the list of the top 5 subjective symptoms:
The top 5 objective identifiers are:
As mentioned in our previous video on lumbar spine instability, it is important to recognize that there is no valid clinical test to diagnose spinal instability. Therefore, a Delphi study is the best available evidence we have.
Other common tests to assess for a cervical motor control impairment are: