The straight leg raise test, also called the Lasegue test, is a fundamental maneuver during the physical examination of a patient with lower back ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutNCBIBookshelf.AserviceoftheNationalLibraryofMedicine,NationalInstitutesofHealth.StatPearls[Internet].TreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.StatPearls[Internet].ShowdetailsTreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.SearchtermStraightLegRaiseTestGastonO.CaminoWillhuber;NicolasS.Piuzzi.AuthorInformationAuthorsGastonO.CaminoWillhuber1;NicolasS.Piuzzi2.Affiliations1HospitalItalianodeBuenosAires2ClevelandClinicLastUpdate:February8,2021.ContinuingEducationActivityThestraightlegraisetest,alsocalledtheLaseguetest,isafundamentalmaneuverduringthephysicalexaminationofapatientwithlowerbackpain.Itaimstoassessforlumbosacralnerverootirritation.Thistestcanbepositiveinavarietyofconditions,thoughlumbardischerniationisthemostcommon.Othercausesofapositivestraightlegraisetestincludefacetjointcystsorhypertrophy.Thisactivitydescribesthepathophysiologyoflowbackpainandhighlightstheroleoftheinterprofessionalteaminthemanagementofpatientswithapositivestraightlegraisetest.Objectives:Explainthepathophysiologyoflowbackpain.Describethepresentationofapatientwithlowbackpain.Outlinethestepsinvolvedinperformingthestraightlegraisetest.Explaintheimportanceofenhancingcarecoordinationamongsttheinterprofessionalteamtoimprovethediagnosisoflowbackpain.Earncontinuingeducationcredits(CME/CE)onthistopic.IntroductionThestraightlegraisetestalsocalledtheLaseguetest,isafundamentalneurologicalmaneuverduringthephysicalexaminationofthepatientwithlowerbackpainaimedtoassessthesciaticcompromiseduetolumbosacralnerverootirritation.ThistestwhichwasfirstdescribedbyDr.LazarevicandwronglyattributedtoDr.Laseguecanbepositiveinavarietyofconditions,beinglumbardischerniationthemostcommon.Nonetheless,therearemultiplecausesofapositivetestsuchasfacetjointcystorhypertrophy.[1][2][