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Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Raise Test for Low ... Back Pain and Sciatica ... 70 degrees of hip ... #Spine #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... contralateral leg ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... contralateral leg ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
spine. ... places hands on hips ... stands on one leg ... hyper-extends the spine ... #spine #PhysicalExam
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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spine • MCC- ... spine L1-L5 ... symptoms: • Severe low ... back pain (LBP) ... sexual dysfunction SPINE
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Equina Syndrome - Low ... back pain, sciatica ... canal and neural foramina ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #physicalexam
Lumbar Stenosis - Canal and Foraminal Stenosis Grading

How do we tell if the nerves have enough
Lumbar Foraminal ... By Lea Alhilali, ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #spine #neuroradiology ... #orthopedics
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
of the Straight Leg ... Test #Sciatica #Lumbar ... #Spine #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #MSK #sports #orthopedics
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
of the Straight Leg ... Test #Sciatica #Lumbar ... #Spine #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #MSK #sports #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
with pain in the back ... irritation or lumbar ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics