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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Flexure Contracture ... flexure contracture ... contralateral leg ... #Flexure #Contracture ... #PhysicalExam #
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... contralateral leg ... flexor pathology ... #Flexure #Flexor ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
for Piriformis Syndrome ... Flex the hip ... #lumbar #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Pain and Sciatica ... 70 degrees of hip ... flexion. ... #Spine #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
for Piriformis Syndrome ... and needs flexed ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #hip #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
(CES) is usually ... • Severe low back ... pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... - Emergency Causes ... myelopathy • Transverse
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
raises off of the ... with pain in the back ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
raises off of the ... with pain in the back ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... stronger pull by flexor ... ill-development of lumbar ... BOSTON BRACE: For lumbar ... Plasters #Frames #Orthopedics
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... preferentially affects the flexors ... of the legs and ... with or without back ... • Infectious causes