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Cervical, Home, Neck Pain, Research Summaries

The issue with neck pain: prevelance and natural history

The history of neck pain is explained in this blog. The distribution, natural history, and clinical course of a disease are all factors that contemporary clinical epidemiology considers. We present a quick summary of these dimensions in relation to neck pain. Let’s discuss prevalence: Compared to lumbar back pain, the epidemiology of neck pain in the adult population has received less attention, although there is … Continue reading The issue with neck pain: prevelance and natural history

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Back, Clinical Tests, Hip, Knee, Legs, Lower Back Pain, Lumbar

Slump (side-lying knee bend) Test 3

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

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Slump Test 2 – Obturator Nerve Bias

Purpose of Slump Test 2 – Obturator Nerve Bias: To determine if the tension along the obturator nerve contributes to the neurologic symptoms associated with radiculopathy (1, 2). Patient position: High sitting (as upright as tolerated) with hands behind the back. Examiner position: Standing beside the patient, at the side of the limb to be tested. Procedure: Perform the limb/joint positioning sequence in the following … Continue reading Slump Test 2 – Obturator Nerve Bias

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Slump Test 1

Slump Test 1 – Spinal Cord, Sciatic Nerve, Cervical, and Lumbar Nerve Root Bias Purpose of Slump Test 1: 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 (1). Patient position: High sitting (as upright as tolerated) with hands behind the back. Examiner position: Standing beside the patient, at … Continue reading Slump Test 1

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Back, Home, Lower Back Pain, Lumbar, Research Summaries

Problems with back pain: Natural history and disability.

Prevalence rates grew by 17% globally between 2005 and 2015 (Hurwitz 2018). A first episode of low back pain occurring within a year is estimated to occur between 6.3% and 15.4% of the time, with estimates for the incidence of any episode occurring within a year as high as 36%. In the general population, low back pain is thought to affect 23.2% of people within … Continue reading Problems with back pain: Natural history and disability.

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