Execution:
- Patient is sitting or standing
- The patient is asked to maximally flex the neck
Positive Outcome: The patient experiences an electrical type response or pins and needles sensation down the spine possibly extending into the extremities
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Uchihara et al. (1994) | NA | 3 | 97 | 1 | 1 |
| Comment: Literature on this test is sparse although it is widely used in patients with multiple sclerosis, cervical myelopathy, cervical spondylitis, trauma and other conditions affecting the dorsal column | |||||
