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Kemp Test
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Other Names
- Extension Quadrant Test
- Quadrant test
- Extension-Rotation test
- Kemp Sign
- Facet loading test
Purpose
Starting and finishing position of the Kemp test[1]
- Evaluate the Zygapophyseal Joints also known as facet joints
Description
- The patient can either be standing or seated
- Examiner places one hand on the patients spine, the other on the contralateral shoulder
- Patient leans away from examiner then is twisted into forward flexion and eventually brought back into lateral flexion and extension
- Positive test is pain in the lower back
- Same side suggests facet etiology
- Radiating pain suggests nerve root etiology
- Pain on the contralateral side suggests lumbar strain
Pathology
- Zygapophyseal Joint Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Radicular Back Pain
- Lumbar Strain
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Stuber, Kent, et al. "The diagnostic accuracy of the Kemp’s test: a systematic review." The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association 58.3 (2014): 258.
Created by:
John Kiel on 29 July 2019 17:06:49
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14 April 2023 13:46:03
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