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Flashcards in Low Back Deck (19)
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1
Q

Minor’s sign

A

pt pushes off uninvolved side leg or chair arm when getting up (sciatica)

2
Q

SLR

aka Lasegue’s

A

supine

flex hip on involved side (+ radiculopathy)

3
Q

Seated Lasegue’s

A

seated

extend knee on involved side (+ radiculopathy)

4
Q

Lasegue differential sign

A

supine
SLR until radiculopathy pain elicited, Dr. then flexes knee
(relieves pain – rules out hip)

5
Q

Braggard’s

A

supine
SLR, decrease 5 degree then dorsiflex foot involved side
(+ radiculopathy)

6
Q

Sicard’s

A

supine
SLR, decrease 5 degree then extend big toe involved side
(+ radiculopathy)

7
Q

Turyn’s

A

supine

extend big toe (+ radiculopathy)

8
Q

WLR

A

supine

lift uninvolved side (+ radiculopathy)

9
Q

Fajersztajn’s

A

supine

WLR, decrease 5 degree then dorsiflex foot (+ radiculopathy)

10
Q

Lindner’s

A

supine

flex upper trunk into a “C” (+ radiculopathy)

11
Q

Bowstring’s
aka cram test
aka popliteal pressure sign

A

supine

SLR, relax knee, apply popliteal pressure (+ radiculopathy)

12
Q

Kemp’s

A

seated or standing
rotate, laterally flex, and extend trunk
(localized pain = facet, radiculopathy = nerve root, ipsi pain = lateral disc, contra pain = medial disc)

13
Q

Bonnet’s

A

supine
SLR with hip adduction and internal rotation
(+ sciatica)

14
Q

SOTO

aka reversed bonnet’s

A

supine
SLR with hip abduction and external rotation
(relieves piriformis)

15
Q

Bechterew’s

A

seated (hands on lap)

extend one knee, extend the other knee, extend both

16
Q

Prone Lumbar Hyperextension Test

A

prone
dr. stabilizes ankles and pt attempts to extend torso off the table
(+ lumbar strain)

17
Q

Reversal Sign

A

standing
bend forward (+ pain when getting up)
chronic facet syndrome

18
Q

Femoral Nerve Traction Test

A

side-lying

dr. grasps affected leg and extends hip while knee is bent

19
Q

Stork Test

A

standing on one leg
pt leans back
(+ pain = pars instability)