Sacrum Flashcards
What do we do for the evaluation of the sacrum?
- seated flexion
- pelvic compression
- lumbar spring/sphinx
- static symmetry
- side bending
- 4 pt passive
- resp motion
If we have a bilateral flexed sacrum, what will the diagnostic findings be?
- seated flexion: -
- Pelvic compression: -
- Lumbar spring: -
- Static sym: deep sulci bilat, post ILAs bilat
- Sidebending: no restriction
- 4 pt passive: no restriction
- Resp: restricted to inhalation
ME for Bilateral flexed sacrum
- prone
- push ant/sup at ILA with inhale, resist exhale
HVLA for bilateral flexed sacrum?
-ME + thrus at the end of inhale
findings for Bilateral extension
- no seated flexion, or pelvic compression
- lumbar spring: +
- static sym: shallow sulci bilat, ant ILAs Bilat
- no side bending or 4 pt passive
- resp: restriction to exhale
ME for bilateral extension
-prone + sphinx
-push ant/inf at base with exhale
resist inhale
HVLA for bilateral extension
-ME + thrust at the end of exhale
findings for unilateral flexed
- seated flexion: + on DF side
- pelvic compression: + no DF side
- lumbar spring: -
- static sym: deep DF sulci, DF ILA inf
- Sidebending: SB toward DF
- 4 pt passive: no restriction
- resp motion: asymetrical
ME for unilateral flexed
- prone
- AB/IR leg on df side
- push ant/sup at ILA with inhale
- resist exhale
- no HVLA for the unilaterals
findings for unilateral extended
- seated flexion and pelvic compression + on DF side
- lumbar spring test: +
- static sym: shallow DF sulci, opp ILA inf
- SB away DF
- no 4 pt passive
- resp: asymmetry
ME for unilateral ext
- Prone + sphinx
- AB/IR leg on DF side
- push ant/inf at SULCI with exhale, resist inhale
- No HVLA for this
For both forward and backward torsions, where is the seated flexion and pelvic compression test positive?
- Seated flexion: + on opposite side of axis
- Pelvic compression: + on same side of axis
lumbar spring test for forward torsion?
-negative
lumbar spring test for backward torsion?
-positive
static symmetry for forward torsion?
- Deep sulci opp axis
- post ILA opp axis (weird)