Agreement and correlation between the straight leg raise and slump tests in subjects with leg pain.

OBJECTIVE: The straight leg raise (SLR) and slump tests have traditionally been used to identify nerve root compression arising from disk herniation. However, they may be more appropriate as tests of lumbosacral neural tissue mechanosensitivity. The aim of this study was to determine agreement and c...

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Published in:Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 184 - 193
Main Authors: Walsh J, Hall T
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. Mar/Apr2009
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