Open AccessLumbar rocking test: A new clinical test for predicting lumbar instability
Author(s) -
Ashok Rathod,
Bipul Kumar Garg,
Varun Mukesh Sahetia
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_5_19
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar , low back pain , prospective cohort study , lumbosacral joint , physical examination , gold standard (test) , test (biology) , sagittal plane , physical therapy , surgery , radiology , pathology , alternative medicine , paleontology , biology
Significant number of low back pain is caused by spinal instability. Clinical and radiological tests are used to diagnose lumbar instability, but the practical utility of clinical tests has not been studied extensively. Hence, it was decided to study lumbar rocking test and passive lumbar extension (PLE) clinical tests to identify their accuracy for lumbar instability, in comparison to the radiological assessment.