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SPURLING'S TEST FOR RADICULAR SYNDROME A second highly specific test for radicular pain originating from the cervical spine is the Spurling's Test. The latest systematic review by Thoomes et al. (2018) report a sensitivity ranging from 38-97% and a high specificity ranging from 89-100%. But what is the best way to conduct the Spurling Test? Originally, the test was described with lateral bending and axial compression, but several modifications have been proposed. Anekstein et al. (2011) examined

👉 To watch the full video, visit our YouTube channel 🎥📺✨ The Spurling's test is designed to provoke the patient's symptoms, which are usually neck pain with radiating pain or paresthesia down the arm, by reducing the diameter of the intervertebral foramen. This reduction causes symptoms in patients with cervical radicular syndrome. The Spurling's test is most provocative, with the highest VAS score and the most distally elicited pain, when the patient's neck is in extension, lateral bending t