Lumbar test 2 lab Flashcards
Which tests and observations will help determine instability?
aberrant motion
passive intervertebral motion testing
prone instability test
What are the aberrant motions that can occur with trunk ROM showing instability?
Painful arc of motion in flexion or extension
gowers sign
instability catch
reversal of lumbo-pelvic rhythm
Passive intervertebral motion testing is
segmental mobility
pain provocation
Segmental mobility has (good/poor) inter and intra rater reliability
poor
Pain provocation for passive intervertebral motion testing has (good/poor) reliability
good
The prone instability test is only done if there is pain when doing a _
central PA
A positive prone instability test is indicated by
pain going away after the patient raises their legs
What tests are in the Laslett test cluster for SI joint dysfunction?
distraction compression thigh thrust Gaensels sacral thrust
The distraction and compression tests are named for
what they do to the anterior part of the joint
The thigh thrust test is completed by pushing back on the _ bone
innominate
The Gaenslens test is named for by
the leg that is down
A positive sacral thrust test is indicated by
reproduction of pain with downward pressure
How can you palpate the SI ligament?
drop off of PSIS medially
If what two tests are positive should you refer out?
Babinksi
Clonus
If a Babinksi or Clonus test is positive, you should
a. keep treating
b. keep treating and then refer
c. ignore these findings
d. refer out do not treat
refer out do not treat
