Mckenzie lombaire intéractif.pdf
**Patient Information:**
* **Name:** Marie Dubois
* **Date of Birth:** 15/03/1988
* **Age:** 36
* **Occupation:** Office Administrator
* **Referring Physician:** Dr. Émilie Tremblay
**Date of Assessment:** 1 November 2024
**Subjective:**
* **Chief Complaint:** Lower back pain radiating into the right buttock.
* **Onset:** Approximately 3 weeks ago after prolonged sitting during a work conference.
* **Aggravating Factors:** Prolonged sitting, bending forward, lifting light objects.
* **Alleviating Factors:** Lying flat, walking short distances.
* **Pain Intensity:** 6/10 at its worst, 3/10 at best (Numerical Pain Rating Scale).
* **Previous Treatments:** Over-the-counter NSAIDs with minimal relief.
* **Goals:** Reduce pain, improve sitting tolerance, return to regular exercise (cycling).
**Objective:**
* **Posture:** Mild lumbar flattening, slight anterior pelvic tilt.
* **Range of Motion (Lumbar Spine):**
* Flexion: Limited to 45 degrees with pain.
* Extension: Limited to 10 degrees with end-range pain.
* Lateral Flexion: Right 30 degrees (pain-free), Left 30 degrees (pain-free).
* Rotation: Right 45 degrees (pain-free), Left 45 degrees (pain-free).
* **Neurological Screen:**
* Dermatomes: Sensation intact in bilateral lower extremities.
* Myotomes: 5/5 strength in hip flexion, knee extension, ankle dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, and great toe extension bilaterally.
* Reflexes: Patellar and Achilles reflexes 2+ bilaterally.
* **Palpation:** Tenderness over lumbar paraspinals, L4-L5 and L5-S1 interspinous ligaments.
* **Special Tests:**
* Slump Test: Negative bilaterally.
* Straight Leg Raise: Negative bilaterally.
**Mechanical Assessment (McKenzie Method):**
* **Repeated Flexion in Standing:** Increased central low back pain, pain radiating further down the right buttock.
* **Repeated Extension in Standing:** Decreased central low back pain, abolished right buttock pain (centralisation observed).
* **Repeated Flexion in Lying:** Increased low back pain, no change in buttock pain.
* **Repeated Extension in Lying (Press-ups):** Further centralisation of pain, decreased intensity.
**Provisional Mechanical Diagnosis:**
* Derangement Syndrome – Centralisation with extension.
**Plan:**
* **Education:** Instruction on proper posture, body mechanics, and pain behaviour.
* **Exercise Prescription:**
* Lumbar extension in lying (press-ups) – 10 repetitions every 2 hours.
* Lumbar extension in standing – 10 repetitions every 2 hours.
* Avoidance of sustained flexion postures (e.g., prolonged sitting, bending).
* **Activity Modification:** Advised to take frequent breaks from sitting, use lumbar roll for support.
* **Goals:**
* Achieve full pain-free lumbar extension.
* Eliminate referred right buttock pain.
* Improve sitting tolerance to 30 minutes without pain.
* Return to cycling for 60 minutes.
* **Follow-up:** Reassessment in 3 days to progress exercises and monitor response.
**Clinician:** [Exercise Physiologist Name]