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

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Test (FAIR Test - Flexion ... Pain in the sciatic ... #lumbar #clinical ... #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. ... #Pain #Sciatica ... #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
• Severe low back ... Sciatica: often ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
table, or with pain ... in the back or ... 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
table, or with pain ... in the back or ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
continence • Pain ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Symptoms: • Back ... pain • Weakness ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction
Transverse Myelitis Overview

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