Sciatic nerve excursion during a modified passive straight leg raise test in asymptomatic participants and participants with spinally referred leg pain

• Published in: Manual therapy Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 564 - 569
• Main Authors: Ridehalgh, Colette, Moore, Ann, Hough, Alan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Female; Humans; Knee Joint - physiology; Leg - innervation; Leg - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Nerve excursion; Neurodynamics; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Sciatic Nerve - diagnostic imaging; Sciatic Nerve - physiology; Sciatic Nerve - physiopathology; Spinally referred leg pain; Thigh - innervation; Thigh - physiology; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound imaging; Neurodynamics; Spinally referred leg pain; Nerve excursion; Ultrasound imaging

Abstract Background Minimal data exists on in-vivo sciatic nerve motion during straight leg raise (SLR), particularly in symptomatic participants. Such data could help clinicians to better understand nerve mechanic changes following nerve dysfunction. Design Cross-sectional, controlled laboratory st...