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Test: Braggard's Sign

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

If the straight leg raise test is positive, the leg on the affected side is lowered to just below the point of pain and the foot is placed into dorsiflexion. If the pain is duplicated or increased, this suggests sciatic neuritis.
Performed: Unilaterally

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The leg on the affected side is lowered to just below the point of pain and the foot is placed into dorsiflexion

Criteria

Dosriflexion without pain
Dosriflexion without radicular symptoms.

Measurement

LOINC Code

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail

Test Stats

Side Pass Fail
Left 1 0
Right 1 0
Avg. Measure. Left 0.0 0.0
Avg. Measure. - Right 0.0 0.0

Regions
Cervical	Thoracic	Lumbar	Pelvic
Hip/Thigh	Knee/Calf	Ankle	Foot
Shoulder/Arm	Elbow/Forearm	Wrist	Hand
Head	TMJ	Systemic