Sigmik/Damien

Firstly can i thank for taking interest in my case. I have got so much more out of these few communications then I have ever got from chiro/physio.

So results of th tests:

"After slumping your upper body and lower back, with the chin flexed towards your chest, the discomfort is likely to increase, as you already told us"

Yes this happens

I'd advice you to stop the slumping at that point where you just feel the discomfort starts to increase and then proceed with the next movement in the test. The main component here is when your STRAIGHTEN OUT either of your knees and dorsiflex your ankles, does the discomfort between your shoulder blades INCREASE?

I would say not noticeably with individual rises. The pain comes initially when I lower the chin but doesn't seem to increase greatly when I dorsiflex the ankles (on single rises) - the increase is most marked when I raise both legs together and THEN flex the ankles. If I lower them and flex again it is not the same.

I must say I am doing this alone at the moment and it is difficult to keep the level of slump constant - I will replicate with my wife and see if I can be more consistant.