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straight-leg-raising (SLR) test,
a physical examination technique to determine abnormality of the sciatic nerve or tightness of the hamstrings. The presence of sciatica is confirmed by sciatic nerve pain radiating down the limb when the supine person attempts to raise the straightened limb. SLR, n straight leg raise. 1. a position used to assess the potential shortened length of the upper and lower hamstrings. The patient flexes his hip and knee while the practitioner, using minimal force, straightens the leg to test for a restriction barrier. The other leg should be straight or flexed and remain on the table. 2. evaluation procedure in back pain to assess disk disease. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some times ago, there were only large and cumbersome digital cameras and SLRS. JVC * Toshiba * Sprint Nextel * Motorola * AT&T * Royal Philips Electronics * British Telecom * Vodafone * Sony Ericsson * Nokia * Telenor * SWICO * SENS * SLRS * INOBAT * Telecom * Hewlett-Packard * Dell * IBM * LG Electronics * Eco Recycling Ltd. Nature photographers using long telephotos will appreciate the lack of vibration caused by the mirror action in conventional SLRS. |
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SLRF SLRFL SLRG SLRH SLRHC SLRI SLRJ SLRK SLRL SLRLN SLRLT SLRM SLRMC SLRMD Slrn SLROC SLROP SLRP SLRPA SLRR SLRRA SLRRB SLRRI SLRROM SLRS SLRSCSLRSP SLRSV SLRT SLRTA SLRTC SLRTF SLRTI SLRTP SLRU SLRV SLRWD SLS SLS SLS SLSA SLSAA SLSAE SLSANSW SLSB SLSBOP SLSBVI SLSC SLSC SLSCA SLSCCO SLSCO | ||||||||
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