Shotgun Technique
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Description
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The "Shotgun Technique" is a Muscle Energy Technique (MET) used to re-align the pelvis.
Indication
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The "Shotgun Technique" may be indicated for the following conditions:
Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
Use of the "Shotgun Technique" should provide immediate relief to the patient. The effectiveness of the Technique may be assessed by having the patient perform a movement or activity pre-intervention and post-intervention.
Note: The "Shotgun Technique" should not be painful, generate numbness or tingling in the lower extremities, or cause a loss bowel or bladder control.
Instructions[edit | edit source]
There are 2 phases to the “Shotgun Technique"
Phase I: Isometric contraction of the hip abductor muscles
The physical therapist applies resistance to either side of the patient's knees. The patient is instructed to push out against the resistance, creating an isometric contraction of the hip abductor muscles. The physical therapist performs this three times with the width between the patients knees getting progressively wider.
Phase II: Isometric contraction of the hip adductor muscles
