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Vol. 76, No. 8, August 1996, pp. 845-846
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Shirley A Sahrmann

SA Sahrmann, PhD, PT, FAPTA, is Associate Professor, Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid Ave, St Louis, MO 63110

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Li and colleagues are to be commended on their interesting article examining the relationships among hamstring muscle length, standing pelvic alignment, and motion at the lumbar spine and hip during forward bending. These relationships, their effect on function, and changes resulting from exercises are critical to substantiating the role of physical therapy in treatment. My questions and comments about this study pertain to the methodology and the suggested implications of the findings.

One purpose of this study was to examine an assumption attributed to Kendall that short hamstring muscles will cause posterior pelvic tilt and a flat-back standing alignment. Although the investigators classified their sample by using the straight-leg-raising (SLR) test advocated by Kendall, they failed to adhere to the guidelines she advocates for accuracy....


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