Purpose of Soto-Hall Test: To determine if there is a fracture or a lesion of the lower cervical and/or thoracic vertebral joints (1) or to apply traction on the spinal cord and find if there is mass ...
Purpose of Bilateral Straight Leg Raise Test: To test if the tension along the sciatic nerve, tibial nerve, L4,5,S1 nerve roots (1), conus medullaris (2), and the adjacent dura to the spinal cord (3) ...
Chronic idiopathic neck pain is a common problem, especially in women. Structural and functional impairments of the cervical extensor muscles have been demonstrated in people with neck pain. Therefore...
Straight Leg Raise Test 6 – Modified for patients who cannot lie supine Purpose of Straight Leg Raise Test 6: To test if the tension along the sciatic nerve, tibial nerve, L4,5,S1 nerve roots (1), con...
Straight Leg Raise Test 5 – Crossed Straight Leg (Well-Leg) Raising Test of Fajersztajn Purpose: To test if a modified straight leg raise test with a bias towards the movement of the dura and contrala...