Thoracoabdominal pillow test

The thoracoabdominal pillow test is also called lumbar spine flexion and extension compression test. If there is aseptic inflammation of soft tissue damage in the lumbar spinal canal, when the lumbar spine is excessively forward flexed, pressing the side of the spinous process of the lumbar spine may cause specific signs of original pain symptoms to be significantly reduced or disappeared.

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