Prone Knee Bend Test 1 – Femoral Nerve, L1-4 Nerve Root Bias Purpose of Prone Knee Bend Test 1: To determine if the tension along the femoral nerve and L1-4 nerve roots contribute to the neurologic symptoms associated with radiculopathy (1, 2). Patient position: Prone lying. Examiner position: Standing beside the patient, at the side of the limb to be tested. Procedure: Perform the limb/joint … Continue reading Prone Knee Bend Test 1
Slump (long sitting) Test 4 – Spinal Cord, Sciatic Nerve, Cervical, and Lumbar Nerve Root Bias Purpose of Slump (long sitting) Test 4: To determine if the tension along the spinal cord, sciatic nerve, and cervical and lumbar nerve roots contribute to the neurologic symptoms associated with radiculopathy. Patient position: Long sitting on the examination table (as upright as tolerated) with hands behind the back. … Continue reading Slump (long sitting) Test 4
Slump (side-lying knee bend) Test 3 – Femoral Nerve Bias Purpose of Slump (side-lying knee bend) Test 3 – Femoral Nerve Bias: To determine if the tension along the femoral nerve contributes to the neurologic symptoms associated with radiculopathy. Patient position: Side-lying (as upright as tolerated) with both hands clasping the flexed knee of the bottom leg – the one that rests on the examination … Continue reading Slump (side-lying knee bend) Test 3
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects motor function and is often associated with spasticity, which can result in pain and reduced quality of life. OnabotulinumtoxinA, commonly known as Botox, has been used as a treatment for spasticity in CP. This article reports on a phase 3, multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that evaluated the safety and efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA for lower limb … Continue reading Is onabotulinumtoxinA effective in reducing lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy?
In 2013, Licciardone et al. conducted a study to determine the response to osteopathic manual treatment (OMT) for chronic low back pain (LBP) based on the baseline severity of pain. The study utilized a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, 2×2 factorial design and enrolled 455 patients with chronic LBP, out of which 269 (59%) reported low baseline pain severity (LBPS) of less than 50 mm/100 mm, while … Continue reading Can Osteopathic Manual Treatment Be an Alternative to Invasive and Costly Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain?
