lumbar / pelvic orthos

Question 1

tests for lumbar neuro dysfunction (7)

Answer 1

SLR + Braggard + Soto-Hall
WLR
sign of butt
slump
valsalvor
femoral nerve traction test
Prone Knee bend test

Question 2

test for lumbar instability

Answer 2

instability catch test
painful catch test
prone instability test
passive lumbar extension test
Pheasant test
Stork standing lumbar ext

Question 3

tests for lumbar joint dysfunction

Answer 3

bilateral straight leg test (<70 = SIJ; > 70 = lumbar spine)
Kemps (local pain = FJ; radiating = nerve root irritation)
Yeoman’s Test (sacroilitis - anterior sacroiliac ligament)

Question 4

lumbar ortho: supine

Answer 4

SLR + Brag (DF foot) +S-H (flex neck)
bilateral SLR ( > 70 lumbar; < SIJ)
WLR (crossed SLR)
sign of butt (no add ROM after flex knee = hip or gluteal pathology )

Question 5

lumbar otho: seated

Answer 5

Slump
Valsalvar

Question 6

lumbar ortho: side lying

Answer 6

femoral nerve tension test

Question 7

lumbar orthos:
standing

Answer 7

Kemps
Stork
Instability catch sign

Question 8

lumbar: prone

Answer 8

Prone instability test
Passive lumbar ext
Pheasant (inst)
Yeomans (jt)

Question 9

Cluster of Laslett (SIJ)

Answer 9

Gapping
Thigh Thrust
Approx /compression
sacral thrust
Gaenslen’s test

Question 10

SIJ other

Answer 10

sacroilliac rocking test
Faber
Squish
bilateral slr
Yeoman’s
Prone Hip ext test

Question 11

Pelvis test: prone

Answer 11

sacral thrust
Yeoman’s
Prone hip ext

Question 12

sij tests: supine

Answer 12

gapping
thigh thrust
Gaenslen
sacroiliac rocking
Faber
squish
bilateral SLR

Question 13

pelvic test: sidelying

Answer 13

compression
Gaenslen variation