- this test attempts to reproduce symptoms of leg pain, weakness, or
numbness by causing neural ischemia;
- w/ patient upright, bend the patient into extension for a full minute;
- this should accentuate the
Spinal Stenosis;
- positive test will produce a crescendo of leg symptoms followed by
rapid relief of these symptoms when pt flexes forward, places his
hands on examination table, and places one foot on a stool;
