Sacral Thrust Test

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Original Editor - Els Van haver

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Search Strategy

Search engines        PubMed, Web of Knowledge, Pedro
Keywords                 Posterior pelvic pain/Pelvic girdle pain/Sacroiliac pain + Provocation test* +                                                                      Reliability/Sensitivity/Specificity/Validity

Searches have been performed between 28/10/2011 and 23/12/2011

Purpose

The sacral thrust test is a pain provocation test used to diagnose sacroiliac dysfunction. One single positive test does not have high diagnostic accuracy but a combination with other sacroiliac pain provocation tests gives valid evidence for sacroiliac dysfunction.
The test is also known as:

• Sacral compression test
• Downwards pressure test
• Sacral spring test
  

Technique

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Evidence

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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)

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