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Lumbar Quadrant Test

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Topic: Lumbar Quadrant Test
Posted By: Ask a PT
Subject: Lumbar Quadrant Test
Date Posted: Feb 20 2013 at 8:52am
Our user asked: "What kind of errors will you find when performing the lumbar quadrant test?"
 
Ask a PT Response: "The test is a provocative passive test. The main concern that comes to mind that could lead to false positives is if the patient assists with the test and contracts back muscles. Haswell (31) studied interrater reliability of quadrant testing and reported κ-values for the provocation of pain at 0.39 for the positions of flexion, sidebending, and rotation, and values of 0.29 for the positions of extension, sidebending, and rotation (31). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2565610/ - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2565610/
You will probably be able to find some more in depth information from the referenced articles."


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