Slump test in patients with low back pain Comparison of effect of different sensitizing manoeuvres on Slump test in patients with low back pain having normal and overweight Body Mass Index Available onli

Abstract Introduction: Slump test, a neurody neurological tissues and to test their sensitivity to mechanical stress. Various studies have found that neural tissue mobility differs in normal young adult aimed at finding out whether the neural mobility is different in patients with different BMI having low back pain with or without radiculopathy. Objective: To compare the effect of different sensitizing ma low back pain having normal and overweight BMI. Material and methods: 30 patients having low back pain with or without radiculopathy were divided in two groups, one group (A) had had overweight and obese subjects. Patients with spinal surgery and pregnancy were excluded. The outcome measure used was the popliteal angle. The readings were taken in four posit spine neutral with ankle dorsiflexion, cervical spine flexion with ankle neutral, and cervical spine flexion with ankle dorsiflexion and were compared on both the sides. Thoracic and lumbar sp maintained in flexion in all positions. Level of significance was kept at 5%. Results: The difference in the means of popliteal angle deficit score on both the right and left sides between groups A and B in all four positions was found to be stati