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Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
70 degrees of hip ... flexion. ... #Spine #PhysicalExam ... video #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 ... video #sports #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
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• Severe low back ... pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... : Spika at 90º flexion ... stronger pull by flexor ... ill-development of lumbar ... BOSTON BRACE: For lumbar
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 #sports
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 #sports
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... flexors of the legs ... with or without back ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB