Muscle Energy Technique to Correct Ilial Upslip Innominate
Patient Position: Prone, on pillow, knees supported, hands relaxed at the side...
Therapist Position: at the foot of the bed/plinth, Holding the patient's ankle on the affected extremity.
Procedure: Therapists holds at the ankle and slowly IR the LE until a firm endfeel is reached. Then ask the patient to take a deep breath and tell the patient that on the count of three you want him to cough. Count to three and as the patient coughs, PULL the extremity in IR firmly and quickly.
That should equalize the forces on the pelvis. Re-assess....
HEP: exercise like a back patient.
Therapist Position: at the foot of the bed/plinth, Holding the patient's ankle on the affected extremity.
Procedure: Therapists holds at the ankle and slowly IR the LE until a firm endfeel is reached. Then ask the patient to take a deep breath and tell the patient that on the count of three you want him to cough. Count to three and as the patient coughs, PULL the extremity in IR firmly and quickly.
That should equalize the forces on the pelvis. Re-assess....
HEP: exercise like a back patient.
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