The straight leg raising test was considered abnormal when pain occurred before 60 degrees passive elevation from horizontal, and the femoral nerve stretch test was considered positive when the ...

A positive straight-leg-raising or Lasègue test, limitation or loss of back motion, a change in the lumbar curve, spasm of the erector spinae muscles and local tenderness in the lumbosacral area ...

Are there inconsistent physical findings (positive straight-leg raising test when lying but not when seated, patient finds it hard to bend over during exam but later puts on shoes with relative ...

All patients had a positive straight leg raising test and at least one objective sign of nerve root compression. Clinical findings were supported by radiological evidence of disc hernia in 19 ...

If a herniated disk is suspected, a positive ipsilateral straight-leg-raising test (in which pain results when the leg on the side of the back or leg pain is raised) is highly sensitive (in 92% of ...