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HOW TO PERFORM TEST |
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Client Supine Lightly run a sharp object along the bottom of the foot |
Big toe extends. & the other toes abduct. | Upper Motor Neuron Lesion (A positive test is normal for infants up to a few weeks old) |
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Client Seated Ask client to take a deep breath and then "bear down" (as if forcing a bowel movement) |
Increased pain. | Space Occupying Lesion. (such as a herniated disk, a tumor, or osteophytes) |
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Client supine Gently compress the jugular veins for ten seconds, then ask client to cough |
Pain in lower back region | Intrathecal Spinal Cord Pressure (Theca is the covering around the spinal cord… i.e. pia, arachnoid, & dura mater) |
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Client standing Have client close eyes for 20-30 seconds |
Client sways excessively or loses balance. | Upper Motor Neuron Lesion | |
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Client Seated Upright (hands behind back, legs dangling). 1) Flex torso (w/head supported) 2) Apply pressure on clients shoulder 3) Client flexes head 4) Apply pressure on clients head 5) Extend knee & dorsiflex foot 6) Extend head |
Unable to do all motions or Decreased symptoms with head extension |
Neuromeningeal Tract Lesion | |
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Client Supine Raise client’s leg with knee extended to point of pain. Slowly lower leg to point of no pain. Flex clients neck or dorsiflex foot. |
Pain with neck flexion or foot dorsiflexion | Neurological Lesion | |
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Client Supine Raise client’s leg (non-test side) with knee extended |
Pain in the opposite leg | Herniated Disc | |
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Client supine (hands behind head) 1) Client actively flexes the neck 2) Client actively flexes the hip to the point of pain 2) Client flexes knee |
Pain disappears with knee bending | Meningeal Irritation Dural Irritation Or Nerve Root Compression |
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