Movshovich Sign

Mooshovich sign is a sign that is used to diagnose various diseases of the spine, such as osteochondrosis, disc herniation, etc. This sign was developed by the Soviet orthopedist I. A. Movshovich in 1957.

The Movshovich sign is that the patient should kneel and lean forward, while his arms should be extended forward. If the patient has spinal diseases, he may feel pain in the back or neck. If the patient does not feel pain, then this may be a sign that he does not have spinal diseases.

This sign is used to diagnose spinal diseases in children and adults. It can also be used to determine the severity of the disease and to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment.

Movshovitz's sign is a functional sign and reflects the size of the axis of rotation of the generic segments of the spine and pelvis. The diagnostic value of a sign studied by external examination is small. The use of this sign is completely unacceptable for the prenatal diagnosis of fetal hypoxia. For a more accurate assessment of the intrauterine state of the fetus, it has been proposed to use indices that reflect the ratio of the level of lateral and median systolic pressures in the brain and limbs, but they are not free from errors. In connection with these circumstances, postpartum women often reveal negative changes in the absence of painful and abnormal changes clinically, although according to these data they may have mild soft tissue injuries. Because of this, the reliability of the study needs to be increased. For this, it is proposed to use either transabdominal or transvaginal ultrasound, or a conventional vaginal examination with a diagnostic assessment of the degree of eruption of the humerus bones from under the symphysis pubis of the pregnant woman and narrowing of the pelvis, if they are absent,