WELL STRAIGHT

LEG RAISE TEST

​• Test positioning

The client lies supine on a table.

The therapist places one hand on the anterior aspect of the uninvolved leg slightly superior to the knee and the other hand around the heel of the ipsilateral calcaneus.

​• Action

The therapist passively flexes the client's uninvolved hip while maintaining the knee in an extended position.

​• Positive finding

Complaints of pain on the involved side indicate a positive test and may be related to vertebral disk damage

​• Special considerations & comments

This test was first described by Fajerstajn but is also known as a prostrate leg-raising test, Lhermitt's test, or a cross-over sign.

When this test is performed, a dural stretch is applied to both sides of the lower extremity.

Therefore, complaints of pain may be noted in a radicular manner.