There is no agreement on a definition or diagnostic criteria for “sciatica.” The term “sciatica” has been used to describe a variety of nerve-related disorders originating in t...
For more than 15 years, researchers have focused on classifying patients with low back and neck pain (Ford JJ, Hahne AJ. 2013; Foster NE, et al. 2011; McKenzie R. 1981; O’Sullivan P. 2005; Van D...
A neurodynamic test checks the length, mobility and mechanical sensitivity of the neurological tissues (1). For a neurodynamic test to be positive, the limb/joint positioning sequence should reproduce...
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) ...