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Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... of the Straight Leg ... designed to place the sciatic ... #Slump #Test #Sciatica ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... of the Straight Leg ... designed to place the sciatic ... #Slump #Test #Sciatica ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
potentially compress the sciatic ... Pain in the sciatic ... Piriformis #FAIR #Test #sciatica ... lumbar #clinical #video
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Pain in the sciatic ... Freibergs #Test #sciatica ... lumbar #clinical #video
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
position, raising the leg ... diffuse than in sciatica ... and the leg can ... positive test, sciatic ... Lasegues #Test #Sciatica
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Passive Straight Leg ... Back Pain and Sciatica ... Video via @open_michigan ... Low #Back #Pain #Sciatica ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Venous Causes of Leg ... Skin Causes of Leg ... compression • Sciatica
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Low back pain, sciatica ... and bilateral leg ... sensory #motor #leg
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
radiate into lower leg ... along L5 (lateral leg ... S1 (posterior leg ... Sciatica (Radicular ... into the lateral leg
Abnormal Achilles Reflex

In 1896 Babinski (and later Oppenheim in 1904) described the abolition or reduction of
Achilles reflex in sciatica ... distinction between true sciatica ... reflex #clinical #video ... #neurology #sciatica