EXAMINATION OF THE LUMBAR SPINE1 1Delivered at the XI Biennial Congress of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Adelaide, August, 1969.

“Physiotherapy as a Positive Science” is the theme of this Congress. If different forms of physiotherapy for the lumbar spine are to be evaluated, examination must be more accurate than is normally accepted at present. Only by reference to a sound foundation based on accurate examination can the theme become reality