STOOP

TEST

​• Test positioning

The client is asked to walk briskly for a period of 1 minute.

​• Action

The therapist assesses for the onset of pain in the buttocks and lower limb areas.

If present, the client forward flexes the trunk.

​• Positive finding

Pain in the buttocks and lower limb areas brought on by brisk walking that is soon relieved with forward flexing of the trunk is an indication that there is a relationship between the neurogenic intermittent claudication, posture, and walking.

​• Special considerations & comments

A positive test can be reconfirmed by positioning the client back into trunk extension, which may reproduce the painful symptoms.

The Stoop Test incorporates principles from Dr. James Cyriax in assessing neurogenic claudication and lumbar spine pathology, with additional insights from Dr. Vladimir Janda on functional and postural control assessments.