The Straight Leg Raise (SLR) test is a neurodynamic test. Neurodynamic tests check the mechanical movement of the neurological tissues as well as their ...SearchSearchSearchTogglenavigationpPhysiopediapPhysiopediaAboutNewsContributeCoursesShopContactDonateLoginpPhysiopediaAboutNewsContributeCoursesShopContactDonatepo+ContentsEditorsCategoriesShareCiteContentsloading...Editorsloading...Categoriesloading...Whenreferingtoevidenceinacademicwriting,youshouldalwaystrytoreferencetheprimary(original)source.Thatisusuallythejournalarticlewheretheinformationwasfirststated.InmostcasesPhysiopediaarticlesareasecondarysourceandsoshouldnotbeusedasreferences.Physiopediaarticlesarebestusedtofindtheoriginalsourcesofinformation(seethereferenceslistatthebottomofthearticle).IfyoubelievethatthisPhysiopediaarticleistheprimarysourcefortheinformationyouarereferingto,youcanusethebuttonbelowtoaccessarelatedcitationstatement.CitearticleStraightLegRaiseTestJumpto:navigation,searchOriginalEditor-MatthewGregory,AndrewHartandMarliesVerbruggenTopContributors-AyelawaSamuel,KirengaBamurangeLiliane,MarliesVerbruggen,ChrysoliteJyothiKommu,KimJackson,BeverlyKlinger,TarinavanderStockt,RuchaGadgilandAdminContents1Background2Technique3Interpretation4Reasoning5SensitizingManeuvers6Modifications7Evidence8ReferencesBackground[edit|editsource]TheStraightLegRaise(SLR)testisaneurodynamictest.Neurodynamictestscheckthemechanicalmovementoftheneurologicaltissuesaswellastheirsensitivitytomechanicalstressorcompression.Thesetests,alongwithrelevanthistoryanddecreasedrangeofmotion,areconsideredbysometobethemostimportantphysicalsignsofdischerniation,regardlessofthedegreeofdiscinjury.[1]SLRisaneuraltensiontestthatcanbeusedtoruleinoroutneuraltissueinvolvementasaresultofaspaceoccupyinglesion,oftenalumbardischerniation.[2]Itisoneofthemostcommonneurologicaltestsofthelowerlimb.[1]TheSLRtest(SLR)alsoknowasLasèguesign,aspositivewhenthereisasensationofpainbyapplyingpressuretothePiriformismuscleandhistendon,particularlywhenthehipisf