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

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Rotation) Flex the hip ... internally rotate the hip ... potentially compress the sciatic ... Pain in the sciatic ... #sciatica #lumbar
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Freiberg's Test ... Syndrome Flex the hip ... internally rotate the hip ... Pain in the sciatic ... #sciatica #lumbar
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
the patient's hips ... The test is positive ... if there is pain ... Pace #Maneuver #Test ... #lumbar #sciatica
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
patient’s initial pain ... diffuse than in sciatica ... Increased pain on ... , sciatic pain is ... #Sciatica
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
evaluates for pain ... from sciatic nerve ... degrees and the hips ... Reproduction of the pain ... #Hip #PhysicalExam
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
for Low Back Pain ... and Sciatica ... 70 degrees of hip ... #Low #Back #Pain ... #Sciatica #Lumbar
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Low Back Pain (Lumbago ... : Aching pain in ... Sciatica (Radicular ... improves with rest ... Unrelieved by Rest
FABER Maneuver: Flexion, ABduction, External Rotation 

Tips to distinguish SI joint pain from other areas of
distinguish SI joint pain ... areas of back pain ... Buttock pain (classically ... ROM: indicates hip ... How good is this test
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Causes of Leg Pain ... Patellofemoral pain ... compression • Sciatica ... Herpes zoster - HIV
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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Severe low back pain ... (LBP) • Sciatica ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test