Fritz LBP Classifications Flashcards
no symptoms distal to knee
manipulation
recent onset of symptoms (
manipulation
low FABQW score (
manipulation
hypomobility of the L spine
manipulation
hip IR ROM (>35 deg for at least 1 hip)
manipulation
younger age (
stabilization
greater general flexibility (postpartum, average SLR ROM >91 deg)
stabilization
“instability catch” or aberrant movements during L spine flexion/extension ROM
stabilization
positive findings for prone instability test
stabilization
for pts who are postpartum:
- positive posterior pelvic pain provocation (P4), and ASLR, and modified Trendelenburg tests
- pain provocation with palpation of the long dorsal sacroiliac ligament or pubic symphysis
stabilization
symptoms distal to buttock
specific exercise: extension
symptoms centralize with L spine extension
specific exercise: extension
symptoms peripheralize with L spine flexion
specific exercise: extension
direction preference for extension
specific exercise: extension
older age (>50 yo)
specific exercise: flexion
directional preference for flexion
specific exercise: flexion
imaging evidence of lumbar spinal stenosis
specific exercise: flexion
visible frontal plane deviation of the shoulders relative to the pelvis
specific exercise: lateral shift
directional preference for lateral translation movements of the pelvis
specific exercise: lateral shift
signs and symptoms of nerve root compression
traction
no movements centralize symptoms
traction