Posterior Pelvic Pain Provocation Test

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Search engines         PubMed, Web of Knowledge, Pedro
Keywords                 Posterior pelvic pain/Provocation tests + Reliability/Sensitivity/Specificity/Validity

Search was executed between 28/10/2011 and 01/12/2011

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.

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