Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine > Part IV. Pain by Anatomic Location > B. Spine >

Chapter 28. Low Back Pain

Steven P. Cohen, John Rowlingson, and Salahadin Abdi

Tests for Piriformis Syndrome

Topics Discussed:

beatty's maneuver; freiberg's sign; low back pain; pace sign; piriformis syndrome.

Sections:

Beatty's Maneuver, Freiberg's Sign, Pace Sign

Excerpt:

"From the lateral decubitus position with the nonpainful side dependent, the patient is asked to abduct the thigh by moving the nonpainful leg off the table. Contraction of the piriformis muscle elicits pain in patients with piriformis syndrome...."

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