OBJECTIVES To investigate the validity over time of the fingertip-to-floor test (FTF) and the straight leg raising test (SLR) using the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and correlation coefficient (r), and to assess the predictive value of factors related to the change in RMDQ over 12 months using multivariate regression analysis. DESIGN Longitudinal study. SETTING Outpatient p...

OBJECTIVE To use self-reported disability (Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire [RMDQ]) to assess the criterion validity of straight leg raising (SLR) test and flexion range of motion (ROM) (fingertip-to-floor test) before and after stratification by sex and presence/absence of radicular pain. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Outpatient physical therapy clinic. PARTICIPANTS Subject...

UNLABELLED Long-standing groin pain is a persistent problem that is commonly difficult to rehabilitate. Theoretical rationale indicates a relationship between the motor control of the pelvis and long-standing groin pain; however, this link has not been investigated. PURPOSE The current experiment aimed to evaluate motor control of the abdominal muscles in a group of Australian football player...

Bastow, to give an epidural injection of 120 c.c.s of half per cent. procaine in saline under pentothal anaesthesia, followed by gentle rotatary manipulation of the spine, and straight leg raising. A plaster corset is then applied which is worn for three months. At the end of this period, massage and exercises are carried out as above. Should these measures not give relief, and other signs poin...

Free osteocutaneous fibular grafts, revascularised by microvascular anastomoses, have been used for one-stage reconstruction of extensive bone and skin loss in the lower leg in seven patients. The addition of an integral skin flap to a vascularised fibular graft makes reconstruction of bone defects with significant skin loss possible, and the technique for designing and raising such a flap is p...

The results of operation on 46 cases of slipped disc have been studied. The age of the patient and the duration of pre-operative symptoms both influence the late results. Results were not usually satisfactory in cases with severe limitation of straight-leg raising. Severe pressure on the nerve-root produces permanent changes and symptoms do not always disappear after its relief. The presence of...