Reply To: April Journal Club Case

[Erik Lineberry]

Lunges with rotation look like this, except she side bent a little on the right with the left lunge. In this scenario my goal is for the patient to improve propriception of the knee.

Slump test was positive for posterior knee pain. Checked bilaterally and R had decreased knee extension compared to L. Her symptoms were reduced with cervical extension from the slump position.

She reported not having back for the last 2-3 years during subjective exam, however she did experience some with objective testing. This was tough to determine, but based on the report I think her symptoms have been there and were either overlooked by the patient due to their chronicity, or mildly irritable and not provoked over the last couple years.

PFJ assessment was performed and found to be non-painful, forgot to add that. Also in a related matter I’m guessing most people have realized the knee AROM are reversed knee extension is painful and lacking 6 degrees, knee flexion is normal.

Good catch on the Dhinu article, that’s what lead me down this road.