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. 2023 Jan 30;24(Suppl 1):S36–S47. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnad009

Table 2.

Battery of physical tests and QST done during baseline visit 1

Category Test
Neurologic screening Lower Extremity Sensory Testing 
Lower Extremity Reflex Testing 
Lower Extremity Myotome Testing 
Passive Straight Leg Raise and Crossed Straight Leg Raise Tests 
Seated Slump Test for Neural Tension
Generalized joint mobility Beighton Score
Hip joint dysfunction Hip Scour Test
Hip Internal Rotation Mobility Test
Lumbar spine dysfunction Lumbar Segmental Mobility and Prone Instability Tests
Change in Symptoms during Repeated Lumbar Movements
Lumbar Quadrant Test
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction Sacroiliac Distraction Test
Sacroiliac Thigh Thrust Test
Sacroiliac Gaenslen's Test
Sacroiliac Compression Test
Sacral Thrust Test 
Movement control Active Straight Leg Raise Test
Postural Lifting Strategy Test during Floor-to-Table Load Transfer
Muscle strength and endurance Hip Abduction Strength Test with Dynamometer
Hip Extension Strength Test with Dynamometer
Hip External Rotation Strength Test with Dynamometer
Quadriceps Strength Test with Dynamometer
Active Sit-up Test for Endurance of Abdominal Muscles
Functional performance 4-Meter Walk Test
5 Times Sit-to-Stand Test
Standing Balance Tests
2-Minute Walk Test
QST, Quantitative Sensory Testing Pain Pressure Threshold Test
Pain Temporal Summation Test
Conditional Pain Modulation Test
Cold Pain Tolerance Test