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Neurodynamic test of the peroneal nerve: Study of the normal response in asymptomatic subjects
- Source :
- Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 43:117-121
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background Neurodynamic tests (NDTs) have shown to be useful in evaluating neural tissue involvement. Peroneal nerve reaches high importance in ankle injuries. However, up to date, no study has documented the normal responses for this nerve. Objectives The objective of this study was to document normal responses of the peroneal neurodynamic test (NDTPER) in asymptomatic subjects. Differences in sensory response depending on sex and leg dominance were also examined. Design A cross-sectional study was designed. Method Forty-four asymptomatic subjects with a total of 88 lower limbs were tested. The range of motion (ROM) at the point of first appearance of symptoms (S1) and the point of symptoms tolerance (S2), quality and distribution of sensory responses were recorded. Results Hip flexion was significantly higher at S2 than S1 (mean difference, 27.22°; 95% CI: 25.29°, 29.14°; p 0.05). The descriptor of the quality of sensory responses more often used by subjects was stretching (90.9%) in the external foot (74.6%). Conclusions This study provides the normal hip flexion angle and quality and distribution of sensory responses to the NDTPER in asymptomatic subjects. Responses were independent of the influence of sex or leg dominance.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Sensory system
Asymptomatic
Mean difference
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Reference Values
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Range of Motion, Articular
Neurologic Examination
business.industry
Peroneal Nerve
Reproducibility of Results
Cross-Sectional Studies
medicine.anatomical_structure
Female
Ankle
medicine.symptom
business
Range of motion
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Hip flexion
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 24687812
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....45bad3b3ba6e05ea958470e45e8efcff