Table 2 Classification categories
Classification Scheme | Categories | |
|---|---|---|
Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment (MDT) | Derangement Syndrome ♦ a. Central & symmetrical b. Unilateral & proximal to knee c. Unilateral & distal to knee Dysfunction Syndrome a. Flexion b. Extension c. Lateral Shift/Side-Gliding d. Adherent Nerve Root | Postural Syndrome ◆ Other a. Stenosis b. Hip c. Sacroiliac joint d. Mechanically inconclusive e. Spondylolisthesis f. Chronic pain state |
Treatment Based Classification (TBC) | Specific Exercise a. Flexion b. Extension c. Lateral Shift/Side-Gliding | Manipulation ♦ Stabilization ◆ Traction* (*Prevalence unknown) |
Pathoanatomic Based Classification (PBC) | Disc Syndrome ♦ a. Reducible b. Irreducible c. Non-mechanical Nerve Root Compression Spinal Stenosis Zygopophyseal Joint | Postural Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction Myofascial Pain Adverse Neural Tension Abnormal Pain Inconclusive ◆ |
Movement System Impairment Syndromes (MSI) | Rotation with Extension ♦ Rotation with Flexion | Rotation Extension Flexion ◆ |
O'Sullivan Classification System (OSC) | Control Disorder a. Multidirectional ♦ b. Flexion c. Lateral Shift d. Active Extension e. Passive Extension | Movement Disorder a. Flexion b. Extension c. Flexion with Rotation/Side bending d. Extension with Rotation/Side bending Pelvic Girdle Pain ◆ a. Form closure b. Force closure |