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Test: Lumbar Flexion - Active

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

Clinician places goniometers at T12 and the sacrum in the sagital plane and zeroed in this position. The clinician asks the patient to flex forward. The sacral inclination is then subtracted from the thoracic inclination. A flexion measurement of 60 degrees or less represents an impairment of the lumbar spine for ADLs.
Performed: Bilaterally

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Measurement of lumbar flexion.

Criteria

Pain free
> 60 degrees

Measurement

60 degrees

LOINC Code

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail

Test Stats

Side Pass Fail
Axial 0 1
Average Measurement 0.000 15.000

Regions
Cervical	Thoracic	Lumbar	Pelvic
Hip/Thigh	Knee/Calf	Ankle	Foot
Shoulder/Arm	Elbow/Forearm	Wrist	Hand
Head	TMJ	Systemic