University of Scranton - Department of Physical Therapy
Edmund M. Kosmahl, PT, EdD
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PT351 ORTHOPAEDIC PT
LABORATORY SKILL
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FEMORAL NERVE STRETCH
 
 Femoral Nerve Stretch Picture
 
 
PURPOSE
  • To provoke a dural or root sign
POSITIVE RESPONSE
  • Extra-segmental reference of pain (dural sign)
  • Segmental reference of pain (root)
TECHNIQUE
  • Patient prone
  • extend hip while maintaining knee in flexion
COMMENTS
  • This test has a bias for the upper part of the lumbo-sacral plexus (L2-L4)
 
 
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