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Muscle energy technique on the lumbar spine. The physician is in contact with the shoulders to control the position of the trunk and spine in 3 dimensions. The physician uses a free hand to monitor the lumbar spine for localization of the barrier at the appropriate segmental level. The monitoring hand will remain on the vertebral processes of the somatic dysfunction to detect the tissue’s responses to vectors.
