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This is an orthopedic testing maneuver that is usually performed in the cervical or thoracolumbar spine.  It is a comparison of active ranges of motion to passive ranges of motion, wherein passive should be greater than equal.  If the inverse is true it suggests that the patient is malingering.  A malingerer is simply a patient whose objective findings do not match up with the subjective complaints.  

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