Technique
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Patient sidelying
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Place palpating finger on the posterior skin
over two adjacent spinous processes
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Hold patient's lower extremities as illustrated
- hips and knees flexed 90o
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Examiner induces lumbar forward bending by
shifting her pelvis cephaled and caudal
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Begin with lowest segment (L5-S1) an proceed
cephaled to examine each segment
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Comments
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Be sure patient is relaxed (no muscle activity)
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Patient's lumbar spine is neither rotated
nor side bent
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Patient's knees supported by examiner's cephaled
inguinal or abdominal region - firmly support patient between palpating
hand and inguinal region
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Therapist supports feet as illustrated
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Position table height so cephaled elbow is
relaxed
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