Chest Expansion Test for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Measuring chest expansion with a tape measure specific for Ankylosing Spondylitis. Visit us at Want to try live virtual exercise sessions with BJC Health? Start a free trial here TRANSCRIPT Robert: Hello my name is Robert Russo, and I’m a rheumatologist at BJC Health. And today I’m gonna ask physiologist Rachael Butterworth, who has expertise in anklosing spondylitis, to take us through the chest expansion test which is used in the assessment of anklosing spondylitis. Thanks Rachael. Rachael: Thanks Rob. So I’m going to go through the chest expansion test. The first thing we have to do is to find the the fourth intercostal space, and the way to do that is to find the first and second rib space and then come down until your on the fourth intercostal space. The patient then has to get their hands on their head, making sure you still stay on that fourth intercostal space. We get a tape mea