L2 (key examinations highlighted):
Hip flexion (m. iliopsoas), Sensation front of thigh.
L3 (key examinations highlighted):
Hip flexion (m. iliopsoas), L3 nerve stretch test, Sensation medial knee joint, Patellar reflex.
- Hip adduction (m. adductor brevis, longus and magnus)
L4 (key examinations highlighted):
Dorsiflexion ankle (m. tibialis anterior), Lasegue, Sensibility medial malleolus, Patellar reflex.
- Extension big toe (m. extensor hallucis longus)
L5 (key examinations highlighted):
Extension big toe (m. extensor hallucis longus), Lasegue, Sensibility between 1-2 toe.
- Eversion forefoot (m. peroneus = fibularis)
- Abduction hip (m. gluteus medius)
S1 (key examinations highlighted):
Plantar reflex foot (m. gastrocnemius), Lasegue, Sensibility lateral edge of foot, Achilles reflex.
- Eversion forefoot (m. peroneus = fibularis)
- Knee flexion (hamstrings = m. semitendinosus + m. semimembranosus + m. biceps femoris)
S2 (key examinations highlighted):
Hip extension (m. gluteus maximus), Lasegue, Sensibility heel.
- Knee flexion (hamstrings)
- Plantar flexion foot (m. gastrocnemius)