GILLET TEST

TEST POSITIONING

The client stands while the therapist palpates the posterior superior iliac spine bilaterally.

ACTION

The client flexes one hip and brings the knee to the chest while the therapist maintains palpation to each PSIS and assesses overall sacroiliac movement.

POSITIVE FINDING

A positive sign is noted if the PSIS on the ipsilateral side of the knee being flexed does not move or moves minimally in the interior direction.

CONSIDERATIONS & COMMENTS

​The PSIS on the side of the hip being flexed should move slightly anteriorly during active hip flexion.