By all means move the joint, but don't break the patient trying to get the joint to click. There is substantial research to prove the value of the joint click, but joints with restricted motion are in various stages of degeneration and occasionally mobilization is adequate in the early phase of treatment. Learn how to motion palpate the extremities, especially those that have a profound influence on gait such as the subtalar and talocalcaneonavicular joint. After you have acquired these skills, make sure to include in your history and consultation questions concerning the extremities that can be a causative factor in the subluxation complex. Read, read, read.
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