Slump test: sensory responses in asymptomatic subjects.
The Slump Test is used as a fast, low-cost diagnostic tool in the evaluation of leg and back pain disorders. The purpose of this study was to identify the normative sensory responses to the Slump Test in asymptomatic subjects. Eighty-four subjects were tested using a standardized procedure by the sa...
| Published in: | Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy) Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 231 - 239 |
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Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
2007
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