Execution:
- The patient walks on a treadmill on a level plane for 10 minutes
- After a 10 minute break, the patient walks on an inclined treadmill raised to a 15° angle for 10 minutes
Positive Outcome: Earlier onset of symptoms with level walking or prolonged recovery time after level walking or an increased total walking time on an inclined treadmill
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Cook et al. (2019) | NA | 50 | 92.3 | 6.49 | 0.54 |
| Comment: This test seems good to confirm, but not to exclude lumbar spinal stenosis. However, the study used imaging as the reference standard, whereas stenosis is a clinical diagnosis | |||||
