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Which activity is likely to aggravate radicular pain in a patient with radiculopathy?
Which activity is likely to aggravate radicular pain in a patient with radiculopathy?
What gait abnormality can be observed in severe cases of radiculopathy?
What gait abnormality can be observed in severe cases of radiculopathy?
Which muscle group may show muscle wasting and atrophy in patients with radiculopathy?
Which muscle group may show muscle wasting and atrophy in patients with radiculopathy?
What is a common symptom experienced by patients with radiculopathy?
What is a common symptom experienced by patients with radiculopathy?
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What test is positive for assessing sciatic nerve tension/mobility in radiculopathy?
What test is positive for assessing sciatic nerve tension/mobility in radiculopathy?
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Which posture is likely to increase pain in the posterior leg for lower lumbar pathology?
Which posture is likely to increase pain in the posterior leg for lower lumbar pathology?
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What is the term for the reduction in the intensity of radicular pain when the knee is flexed from the symptomatic SLR position?
What is the term for the reduction in the intensity of radicular pain when the knee is flexed from the symptomatic SLR position?
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Which test involves passively extending the hip and leg straight up off the table from the prone position to elicit pain in the anterior thigh?
Which test involves passively extending the hip and leg straight up off the table from the prone position to elicit pain in the anterior thigh?
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What does a positive crossed SLR (contralateral SLR) test indicate?
What does a positive crossed SLR (contralateral SLR) test indicate?
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In lumbar spinal stenosis, what percentage of cases exhibit dysesthesia?
In lumbar spinal stenosis, what percentage of cases exhibit dysesthesia?
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Which neurological sign of lumbar spinal stenosis involves muscle weakness and/or flaccid paralysis of the relevant myotome?
Which neurological sign of lumbar spinal stenosis involves muscle weakness and/or flaccid paralysis of the relevant myotome?
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What are the signs of Conus Medullaris and Cauda Equina syndrome indicative of in severe cases?
What are the signs of Conus Medullaris and Cauda Equina syndrome indicative of in severe cases?
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