Background Clinical examination findings are used in primary care to give an initial
diagnosis to patients with low back pain and related leg symptoms. The purpose of this study …

1.2 Objectives Three major aims are covered in the present dissertation (Figure 1):(i) a
description of experimental muscle pain models that can be used to study potential …

The purpose of this study was to determine if slump stretching results in improvements in
pain, centralization of symptoms, and disability in patients with non-radicular low back pain …

Background Clinical tests to assess peripheral nerve disorders can be classified into two
categories: tests for afferent/efferent nerve function such as nerve conduction (bedside …

Background Neural mobilization (NM) is widely used to assess and treat several
neuromuscular disorders. However, information regarding the NM effects targeting the lower …

Objective: To evaluate the effects of neurodynamic mobilization on the fluid dynamics of the
tibial nerve in cadavers. Background: Evidence showing patients benefit from neural …

Background It is commonly stated that nerve root pain should be expected to follow a
specific dermatome and that this information is useful to make the diagnosis of …

Stretching is widely used in sport training and clinical practice with the aim of increasing
muscle-tendon extensibility and joint range of motion. The underlying assumption is that …

Background: There is no robust evidence on the contribution of reduced hamstring flexibility
to the development of low back pain (LBP) in cohort studies. Purpose: To investigate …

The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of structural differentiation or sensitising
manoeuvres on responses of normal subjects to standard neurodynamic tests of straight leg …