leg raise

I ask Roberts, half way through a leg raise.

The straight leg raise test is almost always positive in those with disc herniation.

Follow up is usually done at 7 to 14 days post procedure and one expects to see improvements in the straight leg raise.

Diagnostic signs such as the straight leg raise test may be negative even if real pathology is present.

The lying leg raise is done by lying on the floor on the back.

This variation of leg raise allows the pelvis to freely rotate.

Effects of the Mulligan traction straight leg raise technique on range of movement.

Neuromeningeal involvement in the straight leg raise test.

The straight leg raise may be positive, as this finding has low specificity; however, it has high sensitivity.

The leg raise is a strength training exercise which targets the iliopsoas (the interior hip flexors).

Immediately post procedure, the straight leg raise is reassessed and the leg stretched to its new limit.

Analysis of straight leg raise.

Some low back pain is caused by damaged intervertebral discs, and the straight leg raise test is useful to identify this cause.

A seated leg raise is halfway between a lying raise and a hanging/suspended/tractioned one.

In the case of lumbosacral radiculopathy, a Straight leg raise maneuver may exacerbate radiculopathic symptoms.

Alterations of respiratory, diaphragm and pelvic floor function in subjects with sacro-iliac joint pain during the active straight leg raise test.

Length of time to reach physiotherapy discharge criteria that pertained to active range of motion and straight leg raise ability was also evaluated.

Extending the knee joint (often called a straight leg raise]) increases the demands of leverage on both hip and spine flexors.

On April 19, 1994, he noted that the claimant had a symmetric gait pattern, normal range of motion, and straight leg raise test was unremarkable bilaterally.

Leg exercises done on the next day include leg extension, standing leg curl, knee raise and sideways leg raise.

There are signs of nerve root irritation which include reduced straight leg raise, which reproduces the distribution of the leg pain.

Efficacy of the Mulligan traction straight leg raise technique (SLR) on range of motion in patients with low back pain.

For all outcome measures however, the experimental group consistently performed better than the control group, with this difference in performance being most noticeable for evaluation of straight leg raise ability.

All resisted tests were clear but there was evidence of neural restriction in the calf on testing neural dynamics (Straight Leg Raise and Slump Test).

The physiology of assessing fluid responsiveness via passive leg raise requires increasing systemic venous return without altering cardiac function - a form of functional hemodynamic monitoring.