The flip test of the back evaluates for lumbar radiculopathy and sciatica. The patient sits on the examination table with legs hanging off and the back kept in extension. The examiner stabilizes the patient’s thigh with one hand and holds the heel with the other, then slowly raises the affected limb by extending the knee. The test is considered positive if pain or radicular symptoms are reproduced or if the patient flips backward. Diagnostic accuracy is unknown! Read: https://wikism.org/Flip_Tes

NEER TEST FOR SUBACROMIAL PAIN SYNDROME (SAPS) The Neer test is another basic test for subacromial pain syndrome and can give you a hint about the location of the "impingement" - external (anterior pain), internal (posterior pain) according to Cools et al. (2008). According to the meta-analysis done by Hegedus et al.(2012) that we have mentioned in the last videos as well, this test has a sensitivity of 72% and a specificity of 60%. The test is positive when the patient's pain is provoked and fr