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Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Internal Rotation) Flex ... gluteal region is a positive ... sciatica #lumbar #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Syndrome Flex ... gluteal region is a positive ... sciatica #lumbar #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
at the knee and ... table, the test is positive ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Positive Hoffmann's ... sign (finger flexor ... reflex) Flexion ... #reflex #clinical ... #sports
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
and needs flexed ... The test is positive ... #Syndrome #clinical ... lumbar #sciatica #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
in the supine position ... with the hip and ... knee flexed at ... the infant cries as ... #Meningitis #Clinical
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
at the knee and ... for hip flexor ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
patient prone, the knees ... are flexed to 90 ... the pain is a positive ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
/knee flexion is ... and knee flexion ... occurs as an involuntary ... reflex to create ... #Meningitis #Clinical
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... #Meningitis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology