Stork Test
Other Names
- Gillet Test
- Gillett Test
- Stork Test
- Standing Stork Test
- Marching Test
- One-Legged Hyperextension Test
- Single-Leg Hyperextension Test
- Lumbar Extension Test (single-leg)
- Pars Interarticularis Stress Test
Purpose
- Evaluate Sacroiliac Joint as a cause of back pain
Description
Classic Description
- The patient is standing with examiner behind patient palpating PSIS with one hand, palpate base of sacrum with other
- Patient is instructed to stand on one leg while flexing the ipsilateral hip to 90°
- Repeat test on unaffected side
- Normal exam: pelvis should rotate posterior, with PSIS moving inferior
- Positive test:
- PSIS on affected side doesn't move with hip flexion
- PSIS area is associated with pain with hip flexion
Modification
- The patient hyperextends backwards, examinar may help stabilize patient
Pathology
Evidence
- Dreyfuss et al[4]
- Sensitivity: 43%
- Specificity: 68%
See Also
References
- ↑ Curnow, Dorothy, et al. "Altered motor control, posture and the Pilates method of exercise prescription." Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 13.1 (2009): 104-111.
- ↑ Líška, D., R. Zelník, and N. Hegedüšová. "Clinical examination of the sacroiliac joint." Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation 28 (2021): 22104917211000755.
- ↑ Masci, Lorenzo, et al. "Use of the one-legged hyperextension test and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of active spondylolysis." British Journal of Sports Medicine 40.11 (2006): 940-946.
- ↑ Dreyfuss P, Michaelsen M, Pauza K, et al. The value of medical history and physical examination in diagnosing sacroiliac joint pain. Spine 1996; 21(22): 2594–2602.
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John Kiel on 13 August 2019 00:11:11
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