OBJECTIVE To determine the inter-rater reliability of the Active Straight-Leg Raise and One-Leg Standing tests. DESIGN Cross-sectional pilot study. SUBJECTS Thirty-one women who were either not pregnant or at least 9 months post-partum. METHODS Subjects completed a questionnaire and standardized pain and disability assessments. The Active Straight-Leg Raise and One-Leg Standing tests were...

A 47-year-old woman visited with lumbago and severe left leg pain that had been presented for 1 week. The patient complained of severe radiating pain on left L3 sensory dermatome area and reported aggravation of leg pain at 20 degrees of hip flexion by straight leg raising test (SLRT). However, there was no motor weakness on neurological examination. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrate...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate patient characteristics, symptoms, and examination findings in the clinical diagnosis of lumbosacral nerve root compression causing sciatica. METHODS The study involved 274 patients with pain radiating into the leg. All had a standardised clinical assessment and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The associations between patient characteristics, clinical findings, and lumb...

A 37-year-old Tibetan shepherdess presented with headache and weakness of the lower limbs for 10 months. Examination disclosed a positive straight-leg-raising test. Neuroimaging showed a heterogeneous mass in the left temporal lobe (figure 1) and an intradural mass in the lumbosacral canal with L4 vertebral body destruction (figure 2). Chest and abdominal CT scans were negative. Two operations ...

A middle-aged gentleman presented with acute nonradiating continuous lumbalgia after lifting some weights. Examination was unremarkable.He was started on anti-inflammatory drugs and advised rest. Three days later, he returned with worsening pain radiating along left L5 distribution. Left ankle reflex was absent, and straight leg raising test was positive at 30° with no motor deficits. Magnetic ...