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. 2025 Feb 24;33(4):356–364. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2025.2465739

Table 3.

Origin of the discomfort for the knee extension angle (KEA) and straight leg raise (SLR) tests (n = 178). (Proportions are expressed as percentages by column).

  Males Females Total
Nervous related discomfort
for KEA and SLR (%)
48.7 (n = 37) 71.6 (n = 73) 61.8 (n = 110)
Discomfort related structure ≠ for KEA and SLR (%) 32.9 (n = 25) 18.6 (n = 19) 24.7 (n = 44)
Muscle related discomfort
for KEA and SLR (%)
18.4 (n = 14) 9.8 (n = 10) 13.5 (n = 24)