Nachlas’s test – What is the purpose, indication and relevance?

Nachlas’s Test: Client is prone, practitioner passively flexes the knee, bring the heel to the buttocks.

Purpose:

• Assess for lumbar or femoral nerve root pathology

Indications:

• Low back pain

Relevance:

• Positive test – pain in the lumbar, buttock or posterior thigh is indicative of lumbar or femoral nerve root pathology

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