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Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Syndrome Flex the hip ... Pain in the sciatic ... #sciatica #lumbar ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Rotation) Flex the hip ... Pain in the sciatic ... #sciatica #lumbar ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
The test is positive ... if there is pain ... #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
for Low Back Pain ... 70 degrees of hip ... #Sciatica #Lumbar ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
for a stress fracture ... places hands on hips ... Pain in the lumbar ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
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 ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Low Back Pain (Lumbago ... ) - Common Differential ... Sciatica (Radicular ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Patterns #Features
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
(LBP) • Sciatica ... constipation Differential ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : • Fracture ... compression • Sciatica ... #differential # ... lower #extremity #msk
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip ... table, or with pain ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports