Puranen Orava Test
Other Names
- Puranen-Orava Test
- PO Test
- Puranen-Orava Hamstring Test
- Active Hamstring Stretch Test
- Standing Hamstring Stretch Test
- Active Standing Hamstring Stretch Test
Purpose
- Evaluates Hamstrings as a cause of hip or thigh pain
Description
- Patient is standing
- Leg is fully extended, hip is flexed to 90° and placed on the examination table
- The patient is asked to reach out and touch their toes
- Positive test:
- Recreation of the patients pain
Pathology
Evidence
Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy
- Cacchio et al[3]
- Sensitivity: 0.76
- Specificity: 0.82
- PPV: 0.81
- NPV: 0.77
- LR+: 4.2
- LR-: 0.29
See Also
References
- ↑ Ahmad, Christopher S., et al. "Evaluation and management of hamstring injuries." The American journal of sports medicine 41.12 (2013): 2933-2947.
- ↑ Degen, Ryan M. "Proximal hamstring injuries: management of tendinopathy and avulsion injuries." Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 12.2 (2019): 138-146.
- ↑ Cacchio, Angelo, et al. "Reliability and validity of three pain provocation tests used for the diagnosis of chronic proximal hamstring tendinopathy." British journal of sports medicine 46.12 (2012): 883-887.
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John Kiel on 19 August 2020 16:16:44
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