SLUMP TEST
ICF Category	Measurement of impairment of body function – pain in back; pain in lower limb; radiating pain in a dermatome; mobility of several joints; and movement functions, specified as mobility of the meninges, peripheral nerves and adjacent tissues
Description	Clinician judges whether symptom reproduction occurs in response to different positions of the cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, and lower extremities.
Measurement method	The patient is asked to sit in a slumped position with knees flexed over table. Cervical flexion, knee extension, and ankle dorsiflexion are sequentially added to the onset of patient lower extremity symptoms. Judgments are made with regard to a reproduction of symptoms in this position, and relief of symptoms when cervical spine component is extended or nerve tension is relieved from one or more of the lower limb component, such as ankle plantar flexion or knee flexion.
Nature of variable	Categorical
Units of measurement	Absent, present
Measurement properties	Kappa reported from 0.83 to 0.89 from six pairs of physical therapists of varying experience testing 93 patients receiving treatment for low back and/or leg pain.231