gonstead midterm 1

it is almost impossible for a patient to have both a lumbar and a sacroiliac joint subluxation at the same time. therefore once you see a low gluteal fold and a prone leg check you can be sure they have a PI ilium and forget about a possible lumbar subluxation. go ahead and give the patient your best PI ilium adjustment it's the right thing to do.

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you are performing the standing fillet and you notice that your patient seems to have difficulty maintaining their balance when they raise their legs. you think you see a fixation at the superior right SI when they raise their right same leg. you go back to double check and notice that the patient is not holding onto the counter that you asked them to hold onto while they are raising their leg. at this point you should

start over as your findings are invalid

a distinct finding for a base posterior sacrum would be

triangle of edema

when interviewing your patient with lower back pain a key question to confirm your strong suspicion they have a lumbar spine problem is if the pain is clearly worse when

sitting

the base posterior subluxation involves the following joints of the spine

lumbosacral disc

when analyzing the AP pelvis x-ray to determine the ilium listing the doctor would measure the vertical measurement of each ilium from the trip of the ilium to the bottom of the ischium. the shorter measurement would indicate

AS

when analyzing the AP pelvis x-ray you would choose to list the right or left ilium based upon the following criteria

lowest lumbar body rotation

the following findings on pelvis x-ray analysis would indicate a RIGHT Ex ilium

symphysis deviation to the left, narrow crest of ilium width, wider obturator foramen on right

to begin your physical examination of your patient upper back and neck pain, the doctor should first touch and confirm the patients area of chief complaint. the next step would be to examine the sacroiliac joint first because of the level base foundation principle.

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to begin your physical examination of your patient upper back and neck pain the doctor should first touch and confirm the patients area of chief complaint. the next step would be examine the sacroiliac joint first because of the level base foundation principle.

false

which of the following findings from your patient history would be indicative that your patient has a lumbar spine problem (versus an SI problem)?

exacerbated by sitting, relieved by walking

your patient has the following right SI joint findings: edema, point tenderness and fixation at the bottom of the right SI joint. from these findings you conclude the patient has the following listing

AS on the right