Lumbar 2D Extension Rotation L1-S1 (side-lying)

Position of the therapist:

  • Standing at the long edge of the bench

Position of the patient:

  • Side-lying position close to the edge of the bench facing the examiner
  • Bottom leg completely extended, the other leg bent with its foot hooked behind the other knee
  • Lumbar spine brought into slight extension via the hip

Hand placement:

  • One hand placed through the patient’s crossed arms and making contact with spinous process of L2 with the forearm on the patient’s trunk
  • Other hand on the spinous process of L3 and with the forearm on the patient’s pelvis

Movement:

  • Both forearms rotate the patient’s spine into opposite directions until both rotations meet between L2 and L3. So the level to be examined will be placed perpendicular to the bench