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Stork Test
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Demonstration of the stork test[1]
- Gillet Test
Purpose
- Evaluate Sacroiliac Joint as a cause of back pain
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
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
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.
Created by:
John Kiel on 13 August 2019 00:11:11
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25 May 2023 03:46:54
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