Femoral Nerve Tension Test

Femoral Nerve Tension Test – Physical Examination

The video begins with a black screen and the words Chronic Pain Management Guide: Physical Examination. Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration logo are displayed on the top. White text displays the title of the video: Femoral Nerve Tension Test. Tests for upper lumbar nerve root radiculopathy or femoral nerve irritation. Reproduction of spontaneous pain is a positive test. The scene fades to show a patient laying on an examination bed, facedown. A doctor is standing next to the bed. The doctor raises one hand to the patients ankle and the other hand under the thigh. The doctor then passively rotates the leg and hip. The screen fades to black and VA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration logo appears.