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add the purpose of this assessment technique here

With the patient in side-lying with the involved side up the patient's involved leg is passively flexed, adducted, and internally rotated.

Positive test is when the patient reports pain reproduced at the region of the piriformis.

Provide the evidence for this technique here

A study was performed by Fishman et al. that determine the sensitivity and specificity of the piriformis test.

Sensitivity = .88² -LR = .14

Specificity = .83² +LR = 5.2

add any relevant resources here

Flynn, T, Cleland, J, Whitman, J. Users' Guide to the Musculoskeletal Examination. (2008) pg 238
Fishman, L, Dombi, G, Michaelson, C, Ringel, S. Piriformis syndrome: Diagnosis, treatment and outcome- a 10 year study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 83:295-301.
Fishman, L, Zybert, P. Electrophysiologic evidence of piriformis syndrome. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1992; 73:359-364.

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+#Flynn, T, Cleland, J, Whitman, J. '''<u>Users' Guide to the Musculoskeletal Examination</u>'''. (2008) pg 238
+#Fishman, L, Dombi, G, Michaelson, C, Ringel, S. Piriformis syndrome: Diagnosis, treatment and outcome- a 10 year study. ''Arch Phys Med Rehabil ''2002; 83:295-301.
-#Flynn, T, Cleland, J, Whitman, J. '''<u>Users' Guide to the Musculoskeletal Examination</u>'''. (2008) pg 238
+#Fishman, L, Zybert, P. Electrophysiologic evidence of piriformis syndrome. ''Arch Phys Med Rehabil ''1992; 73:359-364.