11 results
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Spasticity

Ely's Test assesses rectus femoris spasticity.
With the patient prone, the examiner
Ely's Test for Rectus ... Spasticity Ely's ... If the buttocks ... open_michigan #Elys
Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, Saphenous - Indications, positioning, and anatomy

#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Lower
Lower Extremity ... Blocks Femoral, Sciatic ... #Local #Lower #Extremity ... Anatomy #Femoral #Sciatic
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
radiates from the buttock ... diffuse than in sciatica ... positive test, sciatic ... Lasegues #Test #Sciatica
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
is pain in the buttocks ... #hip #lumbar #sciatica
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... heel to touch the buttock ... to flex to the buttock ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Elys
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... heel to touch the buttock ... to flex to the buttock ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Elys
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Low back pain, sciatica ... #LowerLimb #Extremity
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... Inspection - lower extremity ... unilateral lower extremity ... or absent lower extremity
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
compression • Sciatica ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... diagnosis #lower #extremity
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
upward until the buttock ... Traction #Lower #Extremity