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Schober's Test
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Schober's Test
Indication
Evaluation of
Lumbar Spine
Range of Motion
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Technique
Patient stands erect with normal
Posture
Identify level of posterosuperior iliac spine
Mark midline at 5 cm below iliac spine
Mark midline at 10 cm above iliac spine
Patient bends at waist to full forward flexion
Measure distance between 2 lines (started 15 cm apart)
Interpretation
Normal: distance between 2 lines increases to >20 cm
Abnormal: distance does not increase to >20 cm
Suggests decreased
Lumbar Spine
range of motion
May suggest
Ankylosing Spondylitis
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