Musculoskeletal examination of the Pelvis

Authors
Affiliations

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Reading list
  • Examination
    • Ch16 Screening the Sacrum, Sacroiliac, and Pelvis1

Muscular considerations

  • Low back stabilizers
  • Glutes
  • Pelvic floor

Stabilization

AP stabilization

PPT

  • tightens ilio-femoral lig.2

APT

Examination

  • Fortin’s Test

Provacative tests

  • Gaenslen’s

ROM

  • Hip ROM
    • One-Leg Standing (OLS) Test3
  • Lumbopelvic ROM
    • Forward Bending3
    • Backward Bending3
    • Side Bending3

MM tests

  • Thomas Test?

Functional tests

  • Forward Bending (Functional test of the pelvis) p.14303
  • Functional Squat (Functional test of the pelvis) p.14303
  • Alternating Unilateral Standing p.14313

Form Closure

p.14313

Postural Assessment

  • Compare R vs L ASIS

  • Compare ASIS vs PSIS

  • Compare R vs L PSIS

  • Stork Test

Pain

Reading list
  • Ch53 Clinical Considerations of Trunk and Pelvic Pain4

References

1.
Heick J, Lazaro RT. Goodman and Snyder’s Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: Screening for Referral. 7th edition. Elsevier; 2023.
2.
Jones B. B Project Foundations. b Project; 2025.
3.
Dutton M. Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention. 5th ed. McGraw Hill Education; 2020.
4.
Donnelly JM, Simons DG, eds. Travell, Simons & Simons’ Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual. Third edition. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2019.

Citation

For attribution, please cite this work as:
Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Musculoskeletal examination of the Pelvis. https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/MSK/Regions/Spine/pelvis_msk.html