Test Procedure Indication

Straight Leg Raise Patient supine, examiner lifts the Pain (0-30 degrees)
leg while knee is straight - Nerve root compression

Pain (30-60 degrees)

- Sacroiliac disease

Pain ( > 60 degrees)

- Lumbosacral conditions
Bragards Sign Lower the leg on the affected side Sciatic Neuritis
to just below the point of pain and
quickly DORSIFLEX
Cox Sign If the patient raises the affected Prolapse of nucleus into the IVF
hip oof the table instead of flexing
the hip
Deyerles Sign With patient seated, the affected Sciatic nerve Irritation
leg is raised to the point of pain.
The knee is then slightly flexed and
pressure is applied into the
popliteal fossa
Fajerstajns Sign Same as Bragards just performed IVD Syndrome or Dural Adhesion
on the unaffected side
Goldthwaites Test Slide your hand under the patients Pain experienced before the spinous
lower back and feel the process separate
lumbosacral spinous processes - Sacroiliac joint irritation

Pain manifests with motion of lumbar

segment
- Lumbar segment lesion
Lift the Head Once leg is raised to the point of Inflammation of nerve root
pain, instruct the patient to lift his
or her head bringing the chin to
the chest
Sicards Sign Lower the leg just below the point Sciatic radiculopathy
of pain and quickly DORSIFLEX TOE
Seated SLR With the patient seated, the Test for malingering
affected leg is raised to the point of
pain. To avoid pain, the patient
may lean back
Vleeming Active SLR Pain or poor motion control with SI joint dysfunction
active performance of the Compromised Hip Flexors
maneuver
Well Leg Raise SLR is performed on the unaffected Nerve root compression by extruded
side. If pain is referred back to the disc
symptomatic side there is a
problem