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He has marked tightness of his lumbar area on forward flexion. He remains absolutely flat. - need help with this
Posted: Mar 02, 2012
not sure if its all correct in this format or if there should be a period after the word area and then "on forward flexion he remains absolutely flat." Tia.
yes, use the period - hmmm
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For the sentence "he has marked tightness of his lumbar area," what he means is the tightness is felt to palpaltion.
The sentence "he remains absolutely flat on forward flexion" means that the back does not curve when bending fowarded (as in down to touch his toes).
You have it correctly with the period after flexion. nm - oldtimer
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