Regional Lumbar Extension T10-S1 (prone)

Position of the therapist:

  • Standing at the long edge of the bench on the side to be examined/treated

Position of the patient:

  • Prone lying position

Hand placement:

  • Fixating hand on T12 with a pinch grip in ventrocaudal direction
  • Contralateral leg grabbed with the other hand above the knee joint from the inside, moving the hip into its maximally closed packed position of internal rotation, adduction and extension

Movement:

  • Homonymous 3D movement with equal components of extension, ipsilateral lateral flexion and ipsilateral rotation by bringing the hip further into extension and adduction
    This movement causes maximal compression of the facet joints on the side the therapist is standing at