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McKenzie Side Glide Test
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Other Names
- Low Back Side Glide Test
- McKenzie Side Glide Test
Purpose
Demonstration of the McKenzie Side Glide Test.jpg[1]
- Evaluate lumbar spine, lower back
Description
- The patient is standing
- The examiner stands to one side
- Grasp the contralateral pelvis with both hands, then place a shoulder against the patients thorax ipsilaterally
- Using the shoulder as a block, pull the patients pelvis towards the examiner
- Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds, then repeat on the opposite side
- Positive Test
- Increased neurological symptoms on the affected side.
Pathology
- Scoliosis
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of https://mobilephysiotherapyclinic.in/, "McKenzie Side Glide Test"
Created by:
John Kiel on 6 August 2019 14:16:45
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19 April 2023 22:12:33
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