Lumbar Lateral Shift
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Definition[edit | edit source]
A lateral shift is a pathology in which the superior spinal segment moves in the frontal plane causing the shoulders to go to one direction and the hips in the opposite. The exact cause is speculated but believed to be either caused by muscle spasms, the body avoiding irritation of a spinal nerve, or disc material displacement. It is typically named for the direction that the shoulders are going ie, left lateral shift the shoulders are to the left, the hips are to the right.
A lateral shift is often seen with an acute onset of back pain with or without radicular symptoms. The shift can occur towards the side of pain (ipsilateral) or away from the side of pain (contralateral). It is most visible when the patient is standing and corrects in an unloaded position such as laying down.
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