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Palpationsömhet i perifer nerv och känseltest med sporre på friska försökspersoner
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare.
2010 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Smärtor i ben är vanligt förekommande och neuropati (nervskada) är en orsak som troligen är underdiagnostiserad. Bimanuell (tvåhändig/tvåsidig) nervpalpation och känseltest med sporre har visat sig vara ganska tillförlitliga och enkla test för att hitta nervskada men har inte testats på friska individer.

Syfte: Syftet var att undersöka om bimanuell nervpalpation i fossa poplitea framkallar smärta/obehag och om det finns skillnad mellan vänster och höger sida vid bimanuell undersökning med sporre på underben hos friska försökspersoner.

Metod: Ett bimanuellt palpationstest av nervi tibialis och peroneus i fossa poplitea och även ett bimanuellt känseltest med sporre över dermatomen L4, L5 och S1 på underben genomfördes. Urvalet var ändamålsenligt och totalt deltog 37 försökspersoner. Åldersspannet var 20 till 57 och medianålder 23.

Resultat: Vid palpationstestet hade intensiteten av smärta/obehag en median på 1 (variationsvidd 3) på den 11 gradiga skalan. En stor del skattade olika mellan sidorna i både palpationstestet (11 av 37) och känseltestet med sporre (25 av 37). Det var inte någon större skillnad mellan könen.

Slutsats: När man utför dessa nervtester måste man ta hänsyn till att även friska individer ofta anger en liten sidoskillnad och inte alltid skattar noll vad gäller smärta/obehag. Det behövs dock fler studier för att bekräfta dessa resultat.

Abstract [en]

Background: Leg pain is common and neuropathy (nerve disease) is one reason which probably is under diagnosed. Bimanual (bilateral) nerve palpation and sensory test with spurs has been shown to be quite reliable. Furthermore, the tests are straight forward detecting nerve disease but have not been tested on a healthy population.

Purpose: The purpose was to investigate whether peripheral nerve palpation in fossa poplitea induces pain/discomfort, and if side difference exists in a sensibility test with spurs on the lower leg in healthy subjects.

Method: A bimanual palpation test of the tibial and peroneal nerve in fossa poplitea and also a bimanual sensibility test with spurs of dermatome L4, L5 and S1 on the lower leg were carried out. In order to find healthy subjects a purposive sampling was made. A total of 37 subjects between 20 and 57 years with a median age of 23 participated in the study.

Results: At the palpation test the intensity of pain/discomfort had a median of 1 (range 3) in the 11 degrees of pain scale. A large part estimated differences between the sides in both the palpation test (11 of 37) and the sensibility test with spur (25 of 37). There was no significant difference between the sexes.

Conclusion: When performing these nerve tests it is important to keep in mind that even healthy individuals might perceive some pain/discomfort as well as side difference. However, we need more studies to confirm these results.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2010. , p. 25
Keywords [en]
Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation, Pain, Palpation, Physical Examination, Pressure, Sciatic nerve
Keywords [sv]
Icke-terapeutisk forskning, Klinisk undersökning, Nervus ischiadicus, Palpation, Smärta, Tryck
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Physiotherapy Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy Neurology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-9464OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-9464DiVA, id: diva2:309603
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Available from: 2010-05-12 Created: 2010-04-07 Last updated: 2010-05-12Bibliographically approved

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