The Spinal Flexion and Extension Clearing Tests: Pain on the Movement Screen Predicted Injury Better Than the Score (RR 1.62 vs 1.58) in 2,154 Soldiers
Sep 25
4 min read
Two of the seven Functional Movement Screen patterns come with a pain check attached. Before the trunk stability push-up you press up into spinal extension; before the rotary stability test you rock back into spinal flexion. Pain on either wipes the pattern to a zero regardless of how well it was performed. Most people treat these clearing tests as a formality. The prospective data suggest the formality may be the most useful part of the screen.
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