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
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
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
