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| Raise the extended leg as if doing a Straight Leg Raising test. Then internally rotate and adduct the thigh. If this last maneuver causes an increase in the pain, then it is due to the sciatic nerve being pinched by the piriformis muscle = piriformis syndrome |
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| Elevate the straightened leg of the supine patient at 450 for no less than 3 minutes. After which, lower the limb and ask the patient to sit up with both legs dangling over the table. If when the leg is raised, the dorsum of the foot blanches and the superficial veins collapse or it takes more than 2 minutes for the circulation to return to normal when sitting up, this is indicative of a poor circulation as may be seen in Buerger’s disease or Peripheral Arterial Disease |
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| Instruct the patient to march in place at a pace of 120 steps per minute for 60 seconds. Note the time it takes for the patient to begin to complain of leg cramps. If this action causes cramps in one or both legs before the minute is up = peripheral arterial disease or Buerger’s disease |
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| Passive hip adduction and internal rotation causes pain=piriformis syndrome |
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| Raise the straight leg to 100, dorsiflex the ankle and squeeze the calf of the patient in the supine position. If this action causes pain, it may indicate = a deep vein thrombosis, a ruptured plantaris tendon or a ruptured Baker’s cyst. The test should not be attempted if a deep vein thrombosis is suspected as this maneuver may cause an embolus. |
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| Resisted active hip external rotation and abduction elicits pain=piriformis syndrome |
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