Pattern of change in core muscles thickness during active straight leg raise test & prone hip extension test

Inter-rater agreement, sensitivity, and specificity of the prone hip extension test and active straight leg raise test

BACKGROUND Two clinical tests used to assess for neuromuscular control deficits in low back pain (LBP) patients are the prone hip extension (PHE) test and active straight leg raise (ASLR) test. For these tests, it has been suggested examiners classify patients as "positive" or "negative" based on the presence or absence (respectively) of specific "abnormal" lumbopelvic motion patterns. The inte...

Reliability and validity of the active straight leg raise test in posterior pelvic pain since pregnancy.

STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional analysis was performed in a group of women meeting strict criteria for posterior pelvic pain since pregnancy (PPPP). The scores on the Active Straight Leg Raise Test (ASLR test) were compared with the scores of healthy controls. OBJECTIVES To develop a new diagnostic instrument for use in patients with PPPP. The objectives of the present study were to assess the...

Normal inter-limb differences during the straight leg raise neurodynamic test: a cross sectional study

BACKGROUND The straight leg raise (SLR) neurodynamic test is commonly used to examine the sensitivity of the lower quarter nervous system to movement. Range of motion during the SLR varies considerably, due to factors such as age, sex and activity level. Knowing intra-individual, inter-limb differences may provide a normative measure that is not influenced by such demographic characteristics. T...

Reliability of the Active-Knee-Extension and Straight-Leg-Raise Tests in Subjects With Flexibility Deficits.

CONTEXT The active-knee-extension test (AKE) and the straight-leg-raise test (SLR) are widely used for flexibility assessment. A number of investigations have tested the reliability of these measures, especially the AKE. However, in most studies, the sample involved subjects with normal flexibility. In addition, few studies have determined the standard error of measurement (SEM) and minimal det...

Developing clinical procedures to diagnose specific motor control impairments associated with low back pain: prone hip extension (PHE), active straight leg raise (ASLR), and gait variability.