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Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, Saphenous - Indications, positioning, and anatomy

#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Lower
Lower Extremity ... Blocks Femoral, Sciatic ... Anesthesia #Local #Lower ... Anatomy #Femoral #Sciatic
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Low back pain, sciatica
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 ... Syndrome: • large lower ... Inspection - lower ... Palpation - lower ... or unilateral lower
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
may radiate into lower ... Sciatica (Radicular ... #Lower #BackPain
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
compression • Sciatica ... differential #diagnosis #lower
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
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
Sciatica - Stretching Exercises for Back Pain 

#Sciatica #stretching #stretches #piriformis #backpain #patientinfo
Sciatica - Stretching ... for Back Pain #Sciatica
Sciatic Nerve Block on POCUS

For which of the following conditions is this block effective?
Resolution: Sciatica symptoms
Sciatic Nerve Block ... Resolution: Sciatica ... alleviated with this sciatic ... #Sciatic #NerveBlock ... #POCUS #Sciatica
Common causes of sciatica. Disc herniation is the commonest cause. Spondylolisthesis can cause impingement #Anatomy #Pathophys
Common causes of sciatica ... Anatomy #Pathophys #Sciatica