Neurological Tests

Diagnostic accuracy of upper limb neurodynamic tests in the diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy

Musculoskeletal Science and Practice Volume 55, October 2021, 102427 Original article Francis Grondinab https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102427 Highlights •  A positive ULNT was defined as reproduction of arm symptom altered by structural differentiation. •  A single positive ULNT did not alter post-test probability for cervical radiculopathy. •  ≥3 positive UNLT rules in cervical radiculopathy with strong LR+ and […]

Smooth Pursuit Eye Movement Deficits in Patients With Whiplash and Neck Pain are Modulated by Target Predictability

Spine: 01 October 2015 – Volume 40 – Issue 19 – p E1052–E1057 Janssen, Malou MSc Study Design. This is a cross-sectional study. Objective. The purpose of this study is to support and extend previous observations on oculomotor disturbances in patients with neck pain and whiplash-associated disorders (WADs) by systematically investigating the effect of static […]

Interrater and intrarater reliability of common clinical standing balance tests for people with hip osteoarthritis

Phys Ther. 2014 May;94(5):696-704. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20130266. Epub 2014 Feb 20. Choi YM1, Dobson F, Martin J, Bennell KL, Hinman RS. Abstract BACKGROUND: Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal condition affecting older individuals. Clinical balance tests are frequently used to assess standing balance in these people. There is insufficient information regarding the reliability of these […]

Accuracy of Physical Examination for Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy

The main finding is that individual clinical index tests lack diagnostic accuracy for predicting whether a lumbar nerve root is impinged or not at a specific level in patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy in specialised care.

Diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination in identifying the level of herniation in patients with sciatica

Hancock MJ, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 May 15;36(11):E712-9. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ee7f78. Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Cross sectional OBJECTIVE: To investigate the ability of the neurological examination to identify the specific level of a disc herniation in patients with sciatica and confirmed disc herniation. SUMMARY OF […]

Neurological examination of the peripheral nervous system to diagnose lumbar spinal disc herniation with suspected radiculopathy

This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrate that neurological testing procedures have limited overall diagnostic accuracy in detecting disc herniation with suspected radiculopathy.

Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes?

By MARK BITTMAN SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 Just in case you need another reason to cut back on junk food, it now turns out that Alzheimer’s could well be a form of diet-induced diabetes. That’s the bad news. The good news is that laying off soda, doughnuts, processed meats and fries could allow you to keep your mind […]