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Waddell's signs are a group of physical signs, first described in a 1980 article in Spine, and named for the article's principal author, Professor Gordon Waddell (1943–2017), a Scottish Orthopedic Surgeon. [1] [2] Waddell's signs may indicate non-organic or psychological component to chronic low back pain.
Waddell's signs: G. Waddell: primary care, psychiatry: chronic pain: identify non-organic sources of low back pain Waddell's triad: J.P. Waddell: paediatric trauma: child pedestrian struck by motor vehicle: Head trauma, thoracic and/or abdominal trauma, femoral fracture Watson's water hammer pulse: Sir Thomas Watson, 1st Baronet: cardiology ...
Waddell's triad is a pattern of injury seen in pedestrian children who are struck by motor vehicles. [1] The triad comprises: fractured femoral shaft;
Signs and symptoms are also applied to physiological states outside the context of disease, as for example when referring to the signs and symptoms of pregnancy, or the symptoms of dehydration. Sometimes a disease may be present without showing any signs or symptoms when it is known as being asymptomatic . [ 13 ]
The straight leg raise is a test that can be performed during a physical examination, with the leg being lifted actively by the patient or passively by the clinician. If the straight leg raise is done actively by the patient, it is a test of functional leg strength, particularly the rectus femoris element of the quadriceps (checking both hip flexion and knee extension strength simultaneously).
To perform the test, a patient is asked to hold an object, usually a flat object such as a piece of paper, between the thumb and index finger (pinch grip). The examiner then attempts to pull the object out of the subject's hands.
The Spurling test is used during a spinal or neck examination to aid in the diagnosis and assessment of cervical radiculopathy. It should be used to assess patients with radicular symptoms. The results of this test can guide a clinician when considering further imaging and necessary steps needed to make a proper diagnosis.
[34] [35] [36] In 2006, Waddell and Burke reported the influence of the internet on people self-diagnosed with Morgellons: "physicians are becoming more and more challenged by the many persons who attempt self-diagnosis on-line. In many cases, these attempts are well-intentioned, yet wrong, and a person's belief in some of these oftentimes ...