This test is performed if the patient complains about ‘shooting’ pains in the toes.
Procedure
- The patient should sit on the examination table with the lower legs dangling down and no weight on the feet.
- Hold the forefoot with one hand and use this hand to exert lateral and medial compression [Figure 139].
- Compare the findings from the left and the right foot.
Figure 139
- The outcome is positive if the patient experiences the same shooting pain during the test as previously reported.
- Aetiology: compression of digital nerves.
Be wary of false-negative results.