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Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Flex the hip ... #sciatica #lumbar ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #sports #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... lower lumbar disc ... • Provocative Tests ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
for Piriformis Syndrome ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... hip #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Internal Rotation) Flex ... #sciatica #lumbar ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #sports #orthopedics
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... and Myotomes Reflexes ... Conditions: • Cauda Equina ... Syndrome - Low ... #neurology #sensory
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
respiratory and bulbar ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... roots and cauda equina ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower ... involvement Cauda Equina ... herniation - Lumbar ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
: • Lumber Puncture ... and sensitive tests ... roots and cauda equina ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
are unable to flex ... irritation or lumbar ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
are unable to flex ... irritation or lumbar ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics