{"id":36380,"date":"2026-09-09T12:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educare.design\/?post_type=product&#038;p=36380"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:01:15","slug":"sciatica-clinical-testing-reference","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/shop\/sciatica-clinical-testing-reference\/","title":{"rendered":"Sciatica Clinical Testing Reference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6aa9c2191d599\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Part of:<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/item\/nervous-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neuro &amp; Regulation<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nOften displayed with:<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/shop\/cranial-nerves-network-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vagus Nerve Network Map<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/shop\/vagus-nerve-network-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spinal Nerves Clinical Root Testing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Available as <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/posters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poster prints<\/a> (<em>frames not included<\/em>), and <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/canvas-prints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toile imprim\u00e9e,<\/a> (<em>built-in-frames<\/em>). Browse the image gallery to view the options for this artwork, incl. <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/sizes-types\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">types and sizes<\/a> and the ten language versions!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #488693;\"><strong>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span> <em>\u201cOttimo servizio, seriet\u00e0 e un prodotto soddisfacente. Grazie!\u201d<\/em> \u2013 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/paolo.pace.716\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paolo Pace, Studio di Fisioterapia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>\u2713 <strong>How this chart supports patient education.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Sciatica Clinical Testing Reference helps patients understand why leg pain, altered sensation or weakness can lead to testing in several different areas of the leg and foot. By visually connecting spinal roots, the sciatic nerve, symptom distribution and common clinical tests, it makes the reasoning behind the examination easier to follow and supports clearer conversations about clinical findings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>\u2139 <strong>Introducing our series of Anatomical Network Maps.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe human body is not a collection of isolated structures. It is a connected system of routes, junctions and outcomes. Inspired by the visual logic of transit maps, the new Network Map series by educare.design transforms complex anatomical pathways into organised visual systems: <em>Roots become routes. Structures become stations. Functions become destinations.<\/em> Each chart preserves the essential anatomy while making the connections easier to see, follow and explain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From Pattern of Symptoms to Clinical Testing.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Sciatica Clinical Testing Reference brings the anatomy and everyday assessment of sciatica together in one clear visual system. Following the L4\u2013S3 roots into the sciatic nerve and its tibial and common fibular divisions, the chart connects nerve pathways with pain and sensory distribution, motor testing, reflexes, functional testing and neurodynamic assessment.<\/p>\n<p>This reference chart does not present the individual tests in isolation; <em>the network structure shows how they relate to the underlying anatomy.<\/em> Root colours remain visible through the map, helping connect findings such as altered sensation, weakness, reduced reflexes or symptom reproduction with the neural pathways being assessed.<\/p>\n<p>Key testing references include ankle plantarflexion and dorsiflexion, great-toe extension, Achilles reflex, heel and toe walking, single-leg heel raise, Straight Leg Raise, Crossed Straight Leg Raise, Slump Test and Fibular Head Tinel\u2019s Sign. Sensory landmarks cover the posterior and lateral leg, plantar and dorsal foot and first web space.<\/p>\n<p>The chart also includes an Urgent Assessment section highlighting saddle sensory loss, bladder or bowel dysfunction and rapidly progressive weakness \u2014 important findings that warrant particular clinical attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Made for the Consultation Room.<\/strong><br \/>\nSciatica can be difficult to explain because pain location, nerve anatomy and neurological findings do not always appear to the patient to be connected. This chart provides a visual route through that complexity.<\/p>\n<p>During a patient visit, it can help illustrate why sensation is checked in specific areas, why particular movements are tested, what heel or toe walking can reveal, and why neurodynamic tests may reproduce familiar symptoms. Instead of describing an abstract nerve pathway, the clinician can follow it directly with the patient.<\/p>\n<p>It is designed as a <strong>reference and communication tool for everyday clinical use<\/strong> \u2014 detailed enough to support assessment, but structured clearly enough to use while a patient is in front of you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Designed to work with Spinal Nerves Clinical Root Testing.<\/strong><br \/>\nOur <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/shop\/spinal-nerves-clinical-root-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spinal Nerves Clinical Root Testing<\/a> maps root-level sensory, motor and reflex findings. Sciatica Clinical Testing Reference follows those findings into the sciatic pathway and focused lower-limb testing. Together they create a clear clinical sequence:<\/p>\n<p><em>Spinal Root \u2192 Sciatic Pathway \u2192 Symptom Distribution \u2192 Clinical Test.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aN6WjJk3Oic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-17589\" src=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/youtube-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a>View this chart <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aN6WjJk3Oic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_english.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View more details of the English version.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_italian.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vedi i dettagli della versione italiana.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_spanish.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ver detalles de la versi\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_german.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details zur deutschen Version anzeigen.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_french.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voir les d\u00e9tails de la version fran\u00e7aise.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_dutch.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bekijk details van de Nederlandse versie.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_portuguese.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veja mais detalhes da vers\u00e3o portuguesa.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_svensk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Se fler detaljer om den svenska versionen.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_norsk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Se flere detaljer om den norske versjonen.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sciatica-Clinical-Testing-Reference_dansk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Se flere detaljer fra den danske version.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make it part of your clinic!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2b07<\/strong> Order here.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":36361,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[47],"product_tag":[502],"class_list":["post-36380","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-anatomy","product_tag-nervous-system","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-default-attributes"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/36380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=36380"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=36380"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=36380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}