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title: Schrober Test
type: examination
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created: 2026-04-04T14:34
updated: 2026-04-05T21:42
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# Summary 

## Overview
- Orthopaedic clinical examination technique used to assess lumbar flexion [^1]

## Instructions
1. Mark the L5 spinous process with a pen (this is slightly below the iliac crests)
2. Measure 10cm up from this mark and place another mark 
3. Ask the patient to move into a lumbar flexion position (bend forwards → hands towards feet) and measure the difference between the marks

## Findings 
- A normal finding is a ≥ 5cm net difference between 10cm and the forward flexion measurement  
- Less than 5cm of increase is considered ↓ lumbar flexion
- Lumbar flexion is typically ↓ in [[Ankylosing Spondylitis|ankylosing spondylitis]]

## Diagrams 
![[Ankylosing Spondylitis - Schrober Test.png]]![[Empty.png]]

[^1]: Physiopedia - Schrober Test (https://www.physio-pedia.com/Schober_Test)
