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A neurological examination is the assessment of sensory neuron and motor responses, especially reflexes, to determine whether the nervous system is impaired. This typically includes a physical examination and a review of the patient's medical history , [ 1 ] but not deeper investigation such as neuroimaging .
The slump test consists of several different steps: [citation needed] First, the patient slumps forward, rounding the shoulders [1] so the examiner will then apply pressure to the trunk flexion. Next, the patient brings chin to chest and the knee is then actively extended. Afterwards, the ankle is dorsiflexed. If pain is produced during any of ...
Schober's test is a physical examination used in family medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, rheumatology to measure the ability of a patient to flex the lower back. Procedure [ edit ]
Sciatica typically affects the lower back, buttock area or back of the leg, depending on where along the nerve the root of the irritation or compression originates, Delaney explains.
Sciatica, a condition characterized by pain running along the sciatic nerve (which originates at the base of the spine and runs along the back of each leg), is no joke. Though it can vary in ...
While this test is positive in about 90% of people with sciatica, approximately 75% of people with a positive test do not have sciatica. [4] Straight leg raising of the leg unaffected by sciatica may produce sciatica in the leg on the affected side; this is known as the Fajersztajn sign. [15]
The straight leg raise is a test that can be performed during a physical examination, with the leg being lifted actively by the patient or passively by the clinician. If the straight leg raise is done actively by the patient, it is a test of functional leg strength, particularly the rectus femoris element of the quadriceps (checking both hip flexion and knee extension strength simultaneously).
Waddell's signs are a group of physical signs, first described in a 1980 article in Spine, and named for the article's principal author, Professor Gordon Waddell (1943–2017), a Scottish Orthopedic Surgeon. [1] [2] Waddell's signs may indicate non-organic or psychological component to chronic low back pain.