SLR test = Lasegue test:

SLR reproduces leg pain
• High sensitivity
• Widely varying specificity

The crossed SLR test:

Reproduces pain in the symptomatic leg
• High specificity
• Consistently low sensitivity

Combining positive test results increases the specificity of these 2 physical tests.

Post-operative Causes of Leg Pain

Post-operative Causes of Back Pain

Neck Pain

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pain is common in people of all ages and is often caused by how we use our necks.

Working all day bent over a computer, driving long distances, poor posture while standing or sitting, stress and tiredness are all factors that can cause the muscles in the neck and upper back to become tight and the joints to become stiff which can contribute to ongoing neck pain.

Sometimes a nerve in your neck can become irritated or “trapped” and cause pain in the arm going down into your shoulder or the hand, and may be accompanied by pins and needles and numbness.

Some headaches can be the result of tension or stiffness in the neck and upper back.

Osteoarthritis or age-related wear and tear in the neck can also cause muscular pain from the neck into the shoulder as well as some stiffness in moving the neck.

July 5, 2020

When osteopathy is used ?

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Most people who see an osteopath do so for help with conditions that affect the muscles, bones and joints, such as:

lower back pain uncomplicated neck pain (as opposed to neck pain after an injury such as whiplash) shoulder pain and elbow pain (for example, tennis elbow) arthritis problems with the pelvis, hips and legs sports injuries muscle and joint pain associated with driving, work or pregnancy If you're pregnant, make sure you seek advice from your GP or midwife before you see an osteopath. You should also make sure you see an osteopath who specialises in muscle or joint pain during pregnancy.

An Osteopath is also able to treat conditions that aren't directly related to muscles, bones and joints, such as headaches, migraines, painful periods, digestive disorders, depression and excessive crying in babies (colic).

June 25, 2020

What is an Osteopath?

• • Primary care health professionals
• – Trained to assess people who have medical conditions
• – Registered practitioners
• • Commonly treat patients with
• – Spinal pain
• – Headaches
• – Arm & leg pain
• – Sports & work injuries
• – General health complaints

What makes Osteopathy different?

Holistic approach

“Structure & function are inter-related”

Look for the causes of current problem (postural, biomechanical, environmental, occupational, social, psychological)

Manual Approaches

Hands are probably the most ancient tool man has employed in bringing relief for LBP. Both written evidence and artistic representations show that manual methods were highly valued even when very simple techniques were used, because there was little knowledge of anatomy and the mechanisms of joint physiology. Over the centuries, the progress of knowledge and wider experience have led to the development of various manual techniques for the treatment of LBP.

The term “manual therapy” includes techniques aimed primarily at the treatment of soft tissues, such as massage, mobilization techniques carried out to increase the range of motion, and techniques based on the application of small-amplitude high-velocity thrusts, such as manipulation . terminologies such as “osteopathic lesion” and “minor vertebral derangement,” all supposing little injuries of the mobile segment mainly at the zygapophyseal joints, have been proposed and rapidly growing.