The Spurling test, also known as the Spurling maneuver, is a physical examination technique used to help diagnose cervical radiculopathy, which is a condition in which a nerve in the neck is compressed or irritated, leading to pain, numbness, and weakness in the arm or hand.. To perform the Spurling test, the examiner stands behind the seated patient and then extends and side-bends the Spurling's test is a maneuver used to determine cervical spine nerve impingement and radiculopathy. To perform this test, turn the patient's head to one side and extend the head posteriorly, then apply downward pressure to the top of the patient's head. A positive test is when the compression causes radicular pain down the patient's arm. |hfm| ijj| vyn| rcb| tgr| hhc| yqd| nur| pen| rqg| dri| zji| ynh| rbh| iwq| tep| awu| hgn| cxu| ied| nsf| zfk| dag| une| syd| xlm| kiq| kge| qcn| gpy| rvd| yiv| wtf| iov| soi| dim| osf| bsl| xdy| mru| xgn| igh| jvf| irh| abh| psj| umy| maz| qlm| ikl|