You may have read about the Bakody Sign position in the trapped nerve in your neck or shoulder article on ChiroCentre. Well today I will explain a little bit more about this nerve tension test and pain relief position.
Bakody’s Sign
Bakody’s sign is an orthopaedic test.
Bakody’s sign is noted in the physical examination by health practitioners, like chiropractors, that a patient feels better when the place the painful arm in the bakody’s sign position.
So the bakody’s sign is actually an test used to screen for cervical radiculopathy. It is thought that a positive bakody’s sign is when a patient feels relief of the arm pain when in the bakody’s sign position.
What Does Bakody’s Look Like?
So if you are wondering what the bakody’s sign position looks like then have a look at the picture on the below:
Trapped Nerve in Arm Pain Relief
It is when you lift the painful arm on top of your head.
It is as simple as that!
The process is that a trapped nerve coming out your cervical spine will be under tension. Especially when your arm is hanging by your side.
To take the pressure off the spinal nerve think of it like a rope. To take the slack (tension) out of the rope you would lift it up.
I hope this helps clarify the bakody’s sign for you. If you do have a pinched nerve causing a painful radiculopathy in your arm, I hope it may give you some pain relief when you don’t know what to do to get some rest.
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