Do you use the slump test when you examine back pain?

This YouTube video from Physio Tutors shows the slump test – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFGfP84uwEo

Read through this Cochrane review – van der Windt DAWM, Simons E, Riphagen II, Ammendolia C, Verhagen AP, Laslett M, Devillé W, Deyo RA, Bouter LM, de Vet HCW, Aertgeerts B. Physical examination for lumbar radiculopathy due to disc herniation in patients with low-back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD007431. https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD007431.pub2/references

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