Used to determine the presence of a sacroiliac and/or iliosacral dysfunction With the patient seated laying supine, physician will find the anterior superior iliac spines (ASIS), and physician will place their palm on top of the ASIS on both sides. The physician will then exert a posterior compressive force on each of […]
Category: Pelvis and Sacrum
7 posts
Used to determine if a sacral diagnosis is flexed or extended With the patient prone, the examiner monitors the sacral sulci while instructing the patient to extend by “getting up on your elbows like you’re going to watch tv.” Test is considered to be positive if the sulci do not even out, or if […]
The object of this testing is to assess motion and note which motion the sacrum moves more freely in Hands on sacrum with fingers pointing cephalad and the heel of your hand on the sacral apex. Apply alternating pressure with tips of fingers and heel of the hand Each Transverse […]
With one hand, place one finger on the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) and another in the ipsilateral sacral sulcus The heel of your other hand goes on the contralateral inferior lateral angle (ILA) Press down on the ILA while feeling for posterior motion using index and middle fingers The […]
Used to determine whether the sacrum has developed a flexion or extension dysfunction Have patient lie prone and find the lumbosacral junction. Find L4 at the level of the iliac crests. Move down to just past L5 but remain cephalad to sacral base – this is the lumbosacral junction (BETWEEN the lumbar and […]
Used to determine the presence of a sacroiliac dysfunction With the patient seated and their feet touching the ground, the examiner places their thumbs beneath the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) bilaterally and when at eye level, asks the patient to bend forward Test is considered to be positive if one thumb moves cephalad with forward […]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Id eu nisl nunc mi. Sed nisi lacus sed viverra tellus in hac habitasse platea. Quam elementum pulvinar etiam non quam lacus suspendisse faucibus. Eleifend donec pretium vulputate sapien nec.
