NEURODYNAMIC TESTS Flashcards
Passive neck flexion and Straight Leg Raise with biases
Passive Flexion - Supine and pick up head, chin to test and ask for symptoms
Straight Leg raise with bias - lower limb tension test
SLR - abduct and internally rotate, lift leg and ask to bring chin to chest. ask for symptoms.
SLR Tibial:TED - change hand, Evert and dorsiflex foot
SLR Sural: SID - chnage hand, Invert and Dorsiflex
SLR peroneal:PIP - Change hand - invert and planter flex
Get patient to chin to chest for sensitizer
Prone Knee Bend and Femoral nerve bias
Prone Knee Bend - drop head peice. Bend knee and extend hip. Ask for symptoms and sensitize with head peice.
Femoral Nerve Bias: side lying, hold knee and slump. extend hip and flex knee. Lift head to sensitize.
. Prone Knee Bend and Prone Knee Bend with Lateral Femoral Cutaneous nerve bias
Prone Knee Bend - drop head peice. Bend knee and extend hip. Ask for symptoms and sensitize with head peice.
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve: side lying, hold knee and slump. extend hip and hip adduct. Lift head to sensitize.
. Slump and Obturator bias
Slump Test: Lock fingers behind back, slouch with neck flexion, apply neck pressure and lift leg and extend toes. Look up and back down
Obturator: Lock fingers behind back, slouch with neck flexion, apply neck pressure, contact inner thigh and pull laterally. Look up and back down
Upper limb test with median nerve bias
Pt is supine. Pistol grip over 3 fingers, hold shoulder. Abduct shoulder, supinate forearm, laterally rotate forarm,extend at wrist and then extend at elbow. Bend neck away for symptoms and back.
Upper limb test with radial nerve bias
pt is lying diagonal, use thigh to depress shoulder. Hold elbow. internal rotate shoulder, flex wrist and ulnar deviate and abduct. Ear to shoulder and check to see if worse.
Upper limb test with ulnar nerve bias
Pt elbow on knee. Palm to Plam with contact on pinky and ring finger. Abduct shoudler and extend wrist. ear to shoulder and back
