ROM
Rotation should be assessed while sitting to
Eliminate hip and thigh movement
The Straight-Leg Raise Test is used to assess
What is Sciatic nerve root irritation; herniated disc
The term ruptured disk refers to a herniation of the
What is the nucleus pulposus through the annulus fibrosus
This muscle is responsible for Trunk extension
What is the Erector spinae
This serves as the nerve root exit from the lumbar plexus into the lower extremity
What is the intervertebral foramen
This is prime flexor of the trunk
What is the rectus abdominis
A positive Bowstring Test is when
Pain returns with popliteal pressure
This injury typically results from high compressive or axial loading forces to a partially flexed lumbar spine
External and internal obliques assist with these motions
What is Flexion and also produce rotation and lateral flexion
The L4 and L5 interspace is at the level of the
What is the iliac creat
This ROM includes forward flexion, back extension, lateral flexion, and trunk rotation
What is Thoracolumbar ROM
This test is used to assess Nerve root, meningeal or dural irritation
The Kernig-Brudzinski Test
Spondylolisthesis is characterized by
By a forward subluxation of the involved vertebra
What muscles make up the abdominal muscles
What are the rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis
This vertebra is the level of the inferior angle of the scapula
What is T7
Normal Thoracolumbar flexion measured with a tape measure is
10 cm
When the patient reports weakness, referred pain, numbness, or tingling into the lower extremities these tests should be performed
What are neurological testing - examine sensory, motor, and reflex responses bilaterally
This injury involves a fracture of the pars interarticularis
Spondylolysis
This muscle is responsible for increasing intra-abdominal pressure through the Valsalva maneuver
What is the transversus abdominis
An excessive posterior curvature of the upper and midthoracic spine
What is kyphosis
Motion that measures the distance from S2 to a mark 10 cm superiorly where the athlete begins in neutral, bilateral stance (feet shoulder- width apart); trunk moves into forward flexion. The increase in distance (cm) between mark and S2 from neutral stance to full flexion is assessing this ROM
What is Lumbar Flexion
What test is this: Patient position: Supine Clinician position: Standing at patient’s thighs Clinician’s stabilizing hand position: anterior knee to maintain knee extension Clinician’s test hand position: Grasping patient’s distal leg to position hip in medial rotation and adduction. Action performed: Perform the straight-leg test on the uninvolved side. Positive result:Patient reports pain on the involved side with a straight-leg raise of the uninvolved limb.
What is the well straight-leg raise
A rheumatic disease that causes arthritis of the spine and sacroiliac joints
What is Ankylosing Spondylitis
What muscles make up the erector spinae
What are the spinalis, longissimus, and iliocostalis
The function of the lumbar spine
Provides mobility and stability for upper-extremity and torso movements and effectively absorbs and transmits forces between the upper and lower extremities