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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... Contracture #PhysicalExam ... clinical #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. ... #contracture #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
70 degrees of hip ... radiculopathy #Spine ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
places hands on hips ... #Lumbar #spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
, the Slump Test ... under increasing tension ... #Lumbar #Spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #MSK #sports
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
, the Slump Test ... under increasing tension ... #Lumbar #Spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #MSK #sports
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
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
with pain in the back ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
physically pushes fluid back ... weight-bearing joints tend ... affects the knee hip ... and L/C-spine facet ... Comparison #Versus #MSK