Objective exam

Lumbar Active Movement Screen

You ask the patient to perform forward flexion as part of your lumbar active movement screen. What happens arthrokinematically at the lumbar facet joints during lumbar flexion?

Forward Flexion Movement

Slide left to right to move the patient from neutral standing into lumbar forward flexion.

Patient standing in neutral posture Patient beginning forward flexion Patient in midrange forward flexion Patient near end range forward flexion
Frame 1 of 4Neutral