Lateral knee to the bed during hip ABD-ER increases the chances of lower limb hypermobility
Hip abduction-EXTERNAL ROTATION is the 2nd of 2 hip-specific assessments in the 12-point Lower Limb Assessment Score for hypermobility. Knee to bed = 1 point.
Read MoreMid-thigh to chest during hip flexion increases the chances of lower limb hypermobility
Hip flexion is one of 2 hip-specific assessments in the 12-point Lower Limb Assessment Score for hypermobility. Mid-thigh to chest = 1 point
Read MoreMiddle cluneal neuralgia may masquerade as sacroiliac joint pain
Branches of the middle cluneal nerves can run through or under the long dorsal ligament. Sometimes, excess compression may lead to pain in the region of the sacroiliac joint +/-…
Read MoreUpper buttock & lower back pain can be caused by superior cluneal neuralgia
The superior cluneal nerves can become compressed in transit through the thoracodorsal fascia or a fibro-osseous tunnel. Nerve compression in this tunnel may produce upper buttock pain, lower back pain…
Read MoreThe sciatic nerve is naturally tethered to the OI in the deep gluteal space
Some tethering is normal to constrain the nerve’s pathway. Excess tethering in the deep gluteal space is one potential cause of Deep Gluteal Syndrome.
Read MoreSciatic nerve irritation may occur at the interface between piriformis & the OIG complex
The sciatic nerve most commonly exits the pelvis between the piriformis and the obturator internus-gemelli (OIG) complex.
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