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Spurling's test is somewhat specific when used for individuals with an abnormal electromyogram study and is a relatively sensitive physical examination maneuver in diagnosing cervical spondylosis or acute cervical radiculopathy. It is not a very sensitive test when used for individuals without classic radicular signs suggestive of cervical ...
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Roy Glenwood "Glen" Spurling [1] (September 6, 1894 in Centralia, Missouri – February 7, 1968 in La Jolla, California) was an American neurosurgeon remembered for describing Spurling's test. Biography
In the case of cervical radiculopathy , Spurling's test may elicit or reproduce symptoms radiating down the arm. Similarly, in the case of lumbosacral radiculopathy, a straight leg raise maneuver or a femoral nerve stretch test may demonstrate radiculopathic symptoms down the leg. [3]
Therefore, Spurling's test, which take advantage of this phenomenon, is performed by extending and laterally flexing the patient's head and placing downward pressure on it to narrow the intervertebral foramen. [2] Neck or shoulder pain on the ipsilateral side (i.e., the side to which the head is flexed) indicates a positive result for this test.
Lhermitte sign is not attributed to its discoverer. [12] It was first described by Pierre Marie and Chatelin in 1917. [13] Jean Lhermitte, a French neurologist and neuropsychiatrist, did not publish his first report until 1920. [14]
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Spurling's test tests for cervical spine disease [1] [2] A meta-analysis in 2008 concluded that the diagnostic accuracy of individual tests in the shoulder ...