During an examination, the nurse asks a patient to bend forward from the waist and notices that the patient has lateral tilting.When asked to perform the LaSègue test, the patient complains of a pain going down his buttock into his leg.The nurse suspects:

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Lateral tilting and sciatic pain with the LaSègue test (straight leg raising) are findings that occur with a herniated nucleus pulposus.A positive LaSègue test result is obtained when sciatic pain reproduced by lifting of the affected leg, confirming the presence of a herniated nucleus pulposus.The other options are not correct.

During an Examination, the Nurse Asks a Patient to Bend