Nerve tested | Test position and sequence |
Median nerve | shoulder is stabilized, Shoulder abduction, wrist and finger extension, forearm supination, shoulder external rotation, elbow extension, cervical side flexion |
Radial nerve | shoulder depression, elbow extension, medial rotation of whole arm, wrist, finger, and thumb flexion |
Ulnar nerve | Shoulder depression, shoulder abduction, shoulder external rotation, wrist and finger extension, elbow flexion, shoulder abduction |
Sciatic nerve | Supine lying, medial hip rotation, then flexion with knee extended |
| Supine lying, medial hip rotation, and then flexion with knee extended, ankle planter flexion and foot inversion. |
Femoral nerve | Patient lying prone, affected knee full flexed and maintained for 45 seconds if full flexion cannot be performed, the hip may be brought into extension. A positive test shows shooting pain |