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What are the common pain patterns for internal disc disruption?

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  • Gluteal pain
  • Possible mid-line pain
  • Pain worst in the morning
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What are the risk factors for internal disc disruption?

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  • Age > 50 years
  • Repetitive trauma/motion
  • Awkward/repetitive work
  • Vibration and seated positions
  • Prior low back pain
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What are common examination findings for internal disc disruption?

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  • Pain early & 2D ROM
  • Pain with segmental mobilization
  • (+) Positive pain over spinous processes
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What manual therapy techniques are used for internal disc disruption?

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  • Traction
  • Joint mobilization (thoracic and lumbar)
  • STM/MFR of glutes, paraspinals, QL
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What therapeutic exercises are recommended for internal disc disruption?

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  • Directional preference exercises
  • Progressive loading exercises
  • Motor control retraining
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What are the classifications of disc herniation?

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  • Protrusion
  • Prolapse
  • Extrusion/sequestration
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What is the typical pain pattern for disc herniation?

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  • Nerve root level pain
  • Discogenic pain
  • Pain worst in the morning and at night
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What are the risk factors for disc herniation?

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  • Age 30-50 years
  • Male > female
  • Work-related twisting
  • Smoking
  • Multiple pregnancies
  • Obesity
  • Mental stress
  • Prior history of LBP
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What are common examination findings for disc herniation?

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  • guarded posturing
  • pain early/mid 2D ROM (flexion)
  • (+) positive Valsalva/sneeze/cough
  • (+) positive STLR and slump test
  • sensory changes
  • weakness
  • decreased sensation or DTR
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What manual therapy techniques are used for disc herniation?

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  • Traction
  • Joint mobilization (thoracic and pelvis),
  • STM/MFR of glutes, paraspinals, QL
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  • Neural flossing
  • Directional preference extension-based exercises
  • Piriformis stretching
  • Progressive loading for deep core
  • Endurance strengthening
  • Body mechanics education
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What are the classifications of foraminal stenosis?

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  • lumbar radiculopathy/itis
  • lumbar spondylosis
  • chronic sciatica syndrome
  • degenerative disc diseases
  • secondary disc disease
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What is the typical pain pattern for foraminal stenosis?

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  • bilateral buttock or leg pain
  • pain worst in the evening
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What are the risk factors for foraminal stenosis?

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  • age > 65 years
  • activity outside of norm
  • previous lumbar surgeries
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What are common examination findings for foraminal stenosis?

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  • forward lean/decreased lordosis
  • wide-based gait
  • Possible weakness
  • sensation loss
  • decreased DTR
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What manual therapy techniques are used for foraminal stenosis?

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  • Joint mobilization (thoracic and pelvis)
  • STM/MFR in flexion paraspinals, glutes, QL
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What therapeutic exercises are recommended for foraminal stenosis?

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  • neural flossing
  • postural education
  • flexion-based exercises
  • flexibility preservation
  • thoracic mobility
  • balance activities
  • gait retraining
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What is the classification of piriformis syndrome?

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  • deep gluteal syndrome,
  • sciatica caused by extra pelvic entrapment
  • hip/buttock pain
  • leg pain without LBP
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What is the typical pain pattern for piriformis syndrome?

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  • Pain in buttock that shoots/burns or aches down the back of the leg.
  • Worse in the morning, inactivity worsens.
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What are the risk factors for piriformis syndrome?

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  • Trauma to the buttock
  • Prolonged sitting
  • Hypertrophy of hip ER
  • Anatomical variations where the sciatic nerve passes through the muscle belly of piriformis.
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What are common examination findings for piriformis syndrome?

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  • (+) Positive pain with resisted ER or passive IR (FAIR position)
  • (+) Positive SLR
  • Negative hip testing other than hip derotation test and FAIR
  • (+) Positive palpation of the piriformis
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What manual therapy techniques are used for piriformis syndrome?

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  • Mobilizations/manipulations to the lumbar spine, pelvis, and hip joint
  • STM/MFR of piriformis and glutes
  • Dry needling to piriformis
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What therapeutic exercises are recommended for piriformis syndrome?

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  • Stretching/inhibiting the piriformis muscle
  • Nerve glides to sciatic
  • Hip strengthening to glut med and max
  • Lumbar stabilization/motor control exercises
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What is the classification of lumbar spondylosis/facet syndrome?

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  • Lumbar spondylosis
  • Facet syndrome
  • Local lumbar syndrome
  • Lumbago
  • Spinal arthritis
  • Degenerative joint
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What is the typical pain pattern for lumbar spondylosis/facet syndrome?

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  • Facet pain referral pattern
  • Well-localized LBP with any LE pain located above the knee
  • Absence of neuro deficits/nerve tension
  • Lateral pain non-midline
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What are the risk factors for lumbar spondylosis/facet syndrome?

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  • Age > 50 years
  • History of DDD
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What are common examination findings for lumbar spondylosis/facet syndrome?

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  • Possible hyperlordosis
  • Hypomobility in spring test
  • Pain late & 3D ROM, ext+rot (ipsi) +SB (ipsi)
  • (+) Positive hypomobility and spring test
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What manual therapy techniques are used for lumbar spondylosis/facet syndrome?

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  • Joint-specific traction
  • joint mobilization (lumbar, pelvis, and thoracic)
  • STM/MFR of paraspinals, glutes, piriformis
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What therapeutic exercises are recommended for lumbar spondylosis/facet syndrome?

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  • postural retraining
  • mobility focus
  • facet distraction in flexion or rotation
  • thoracic postural muscles
  • directional preference for flexion
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What is the classification of spondylolisthesis?

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  • Lumbago
  • Spondylosis
  • Anterolisthesis
  • Flexion preference
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What is the typical pain pattern for spondylolisthesis?

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  • history of trauma
  • repeated unprovoked episodes of low back feeling unstable
  • aberrant motions
  • Gowers sign
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What are the risk factors for spondylolisthesis?

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  • Age < 20 years
  • males > females
  • hyperextension activities
  • impact-related activities
  • repetitive posturing
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What are common examination findings for spondylolisthesis?

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  • excessive lumbar lordosis
  • restricted ROM
  • (+) positive PIT test
  • (+) positive stork test
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What manual therapy techniques are used for spondylolisthesis?

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  • Sacral counternutation
  • STM/MFR of paraspinals, glutes, QL
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What therapeutic exercises are recommended for spondylolisthesis?

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  • flexion-based exercises, reduce hyperlordosis
  • squat retraining
  • deep core stabilization, activation & endurance
  • thoracic postural muscles
  • sensory awareness of positioning
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What is the classification of lumbar spine instability?

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  • Lumbar laminectomy
  • lumbar hypermobility syndromes
  • anteriolisthesis
  • spondylolisthesis
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What is the typical pain pattern for lumbar spine instability?

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  • Varies, with subjective complaints of popping and clunking, end ranges of motion cause pain.
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What are the risk factors for lumbar spine instability?

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  • trauma
  • ligamentous laxity
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What are common examination findings for lumbar spine instability?

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  • Gowers sign
  • choppy movements
  • guarded movements
  • high levels of muscle guarding
  • (+) positive PIT
  • (+) positive hip abduction test
  • (+) positive bilateral leg lowering test
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What therapeutic exercises are recommended for lumbar spine instability?

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  • progressive loading
  • stabilization exercises
  • address fear avoidance behaviors
  • utilize directional preferences
  • address impairments
  • sensory angle reproduction
  • laser neutral/tracing
  • add secondary task
  • add reflex reactivation
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What is the classification of lumbar sprain/strain?

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  • Sprain strain
  • SI joint dysfunction
  • myositis
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What is the typical pain pattern for lumbar sprain/strain?

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  • localized low back pain with no leg pain
  • guarding and pain posturing
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What are the risk factors for lumbar sprain/strain?

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  • lifting
  • trauma (MVA)
  • women > men
  • anxiety or depression
  • older age
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What is the typical pain pattern for lumbar Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SIJD)?

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  • Worse when standing from seated position
  • End range pain
  • Running worse than walking
  • Buttock pain
  • Tender to Palpation
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What is the typical manual therapy for lumbar Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SIJD)?

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Joint Mobilization:

  • SI joint manipulation
  • SI joint Muscle Energy
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What is the typical pain pattern for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?

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  • Pelvic/abdominal/hip Myofascial pain
  • Dyspareunia: pain with intercourse
  • Vaginismus = spasms
  • Vulvodynia: Chronic vulva pain
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