Posterior Pelvic Pain Provocation Test
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Keywords Posterior pelvic pain/Provocation tests + Reliability/Sensitivity/Specificity/Validity
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Purpose[edit | edit source]
The posterior pelvic pain provocation test is also known as:
- PPPP test
- P4 test
- Thigh trust test
- Posterior shear test
- POSH test
It is a pain provocation test used to determine the presence of sacroiliac dysfunction. It is oftenly used in pregnant women to distinguish between sacroiliac pain (posterior pelvic pain) and low back pain.
Technique
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With the patient supine, the hip is flexed to 90° (with bended knee) to stretch the posterior structures and the femur is adducted towards the midline. By applying axial pressure along the length of the femur, the femur is used as a lever to push the ilium posteriorly. One hand is placed beneath the sacrum to fixate its position related to the ilium while the other hand is used to push the femur downwards.
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