Orthopedic Assessment Tests For Lumbopelvic Conditions
Choose the orthopedic assessment test that would most likely be used for the condition described, or choose which condition the indicated assessment tests for.
- 1.You would like to assess the strength of your client's hip abductors, specifically his/her gluteus medius.
- A.
FABER Test (Patrick's Test)
- B.
Trendelenburg's Test
- C.
Lateral Pelvic Tilt Test
- D.
Pace Abduction Test
- 2.Which of the following assessment tests would you use to determine the presence of a contracted TFL and/or ITB?
- A.
Straight Leg Raise Test
- B.
Bowstring Test
- C.
Modified Thomas Test
- D.
Ober's Test
- 3.With your client supine, you flex his/her hip and knee and, stabilizing the opposite hip with your hand, gently push the flexed knee away from yourself. You ask the client if the action increses his/her low back pain. You are performing the:
- A.
FADIR Test
- B.
Thigh Thrust Test
- C.
Renne's Test
- D.
FABER Test (Patrick's Test)
- 4.You suspect that your client may have some sacroiliac joint dysfunction. What test would NOT be used to confirm this suspicion?
- A.
FABER Test (Patrick's Test)
- B.
Gaenslen's Test
- C.
Thigh Thrust Test
- D.
Nobel's Test
- 5.What does a positive Modified Thomas Test indicate?
- A.
Lateral pelvic tilt
- B.
Hypertonic iliopsoas and/or rectus femoris
- C.
Piriformis syndrome
- D.
Hypotonic gluteus medius
- 6.If a client reports pain during a Straight Leg Raise Test while the leg is raised 30-60 degrees from the table, what is the likely source of the pain?
- A.
SI joint pathology
- B.
Hypertonic hip extensors
- C.
Sciatic nerve involvement
- D.
Osteoarthritis of the hip
- 7.This postural distortion may be caused by (or cause) either exaggerated lumbar lordosis or reduced lumbar lordosis. Which test would you use to assess the extent of this distortion?
- A.
Lateral Pelvic Tilt Test
- B.
Renne's Test
- C.
Anterior and Posterior Innominate Rotation Test
- D.
Bowstring Test
- 8.What specific action performed during the Piriformis Test (which assesses the extent of piriformis syndrome) will produce the pain indicative of a positive test?
- A.
Having the client lie on his/her unaffected side
- B.
Passively bringing the hip into 60 degrees flexion
- C.
Adducting the flexed hip
- D.
Flexing the knee
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