Execution:
- Patient is in supine lying position and the examiner is standing on the affected side
- The examiner places the palms of their hands on the patient’s anterior superior iliac spines (ASIS)
- Afterwards, the examiner gives 3-6 moderate velocity thrusts with gradually increasing pressure in dorsolateral direction
Positive Outcome: Patient’s familiar pain (usually in the buttock, lower lumbar spine, posterolateral thigh and groin) is reproduced
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Laslett et al. (2005) | NA | 60 | 81 | 3.20 | 0.49 |
| Schneider et al. (2020) | NA | 67 | 58 | 1.6 | 0.57 |
| Comment: The Distraction Test is the most specific test in the Cluster of Laslett (see below). Performed with increasing pressure instead of thusts and with a cross-grip in the Cluster of van der Wurff. | |||||
