Straight Leg Raise Test
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Positive findings[edit | edit source]
Leg and/or low back occurring with dorsiflexion and or neck flexion is indicative of dural involvement and/or sciatic nerve irritation
Lack of pain reproduction with dorsiflexion and/or neck flexion is indicative of hamstring tightness or sacroiliac pathology
In clinical practice the outcome test is interpreted with respect to two variables
- the maximum angle between the leg and the horizontal plane to which the can be lifted
- the pain that is provoked by the movement.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Goeken LN, Hof AL. Instrumental straight-leg raising: a new approach to Lasegue's test. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 1991 Nov 1;
