Hip Clearing with Flexion, Adduction and IR (FADIR Test)

  • To test the right hip the therapist passively flexes, adducts and IR the hip, aiming the right knee toward the left shoulder
  • Pinching in the groin or anterior hip will limit the patient’s ability to stretch the piriformis
  • Indication of a tight posterior hip capsule or upper lumbar spine dysfunction, ie FRS at L1,2 or L2,3 on the same side as the pinching hip.
 
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