Spinal canal stenosis: assessment and management
Evidence-based neurology checklist on spinal canal stenosis: assessment and management: Bicycle test of Van Gelderen Cycling does not provoke spinal claudication pain as the trunk is flexed forward Cycling however increases the pain of vascular claudication Straight leg raising test Lumbar…
Bicycle test of Van Gelderen
- Cycling does not provoke spinal claudication pain as the trunk is flexed forward
- Cycling however increases the pain of vascular claudication
Straight leg raising test
Lumbar extension test
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): features
Treatment
References
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