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![Image 3. Sphinx Hyperextension Test: The client assumes a pain-free sphinx position and the therapist's soft palms apply very gentle pressure to each side of the lumbar spine. Record as positive for possible Z-joint pathology if the client reports localized low-back or gluteal pain.](https://blog.erikdalton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Image3_sphinx-768x718.jpg)
Low Back Z-joint Pain: Addressing Facet Joint Syndrome
Clients with nonspecific low back pain may be experiencing mechanical wear and tear of the zygapophyseal joints, located in the posterior…
Clients with nonspecific low back pain may be experiencing mechanical wear and tear of the zygapophyseal joints, located in the posterior…
From Art of MAT course A case of mistaken identity! A 44-year-old orthopedist, who we’ll call Dr. Smith, was referred to me complaining of eight
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