LQ Differential diagnosis Flashcards
DDD agg factors
Agg factors:
coughing, repeated flexion, sitting, stooping
Getting into and out of cars, worse pain at night
Spinal stenosis agg factors
extension postures, prolonges stanging, walking, laying flat
walking downhill hurts
Facet agg factors
more pain in standing, 3d motions
extension: cartilage
flexion: capsule
Instability agg factors
prolonged postures, sudden movements, forward movements
loading the trunk
worse as day goes by
Sahrmann Classification of lumbar spine disorders
Lumbar flexion Lumbar extension Lumbar Rotation Lumbar Rotation with flexion Lumbar rotation with extension syndrome
SIJ pain location
High correlation with PSIS pain,
anterior lateral pelvis, anterior groin or thigh
SIJ agg factors
single leg stance gait step up or down on affected turning over in bed sex crossing legs lumbar rotation
SIJ ease factors
tight pants, back support
S/s of hyperbole SIJ
previous pregnancy, trauma, deep clunk with position changes
difficulty with SLR
pain w/ provocation
Possible hypomobile SIJ
Ilial anterior or posterior rotation, up and down slips, inflare an outflare
nutation or counternutation
Different possible diagnosis of the hip
Muscle strain Snapping hip Bursitis Labral tear DJD / OA Piriformis syndrome Avascular necrosis Slipped capital epiphysis Legg calve perthes
Agg factors for the hip
corss legs, walk, pivot, standing squat, sit to stand, lying on side
Agg factors for snapping hip
flexion and adduction
Agg factors for hip bursitis
walking, over pressure in hip adduction
Agg factors with labral tear
running, twisting
DJD /OA agg factors
Stiff in morning
getting out of bed
walking
stairs, sit to stand
Piriformis syndrome agg factors
walking
crossing legs
prolonged sitting
Avascular necrosis agg factors
walking, standing, crossing legs
Knee OA agg factors
walking, going down stairs, squatting, prolonged sitting
Meniscal injury agg factors
going up and down stairs
buckling feeling
squatting
weight bearing
Ligament injury to knee agg factors
walking
weight bearing, running, jumping, pivoting
Patellofemoral pain agg factors
running
downhill movements
going down stairs
prolonged sittng
iliotibial band syndrome agg factors
single leg squats
walking
running
patellar tendon agg factors
jumping
squatting
running
