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With the exception of Inova hospitals, Inova Emergency Care and Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, all Inova outpatient offices will be closed for the Independence Day holiday – Thursday, July 4.

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Latest Blog Post
Could a Leg Test Help to Diagnose Your Back or Neck Pain?

By John F. Hamilton, MD, PhD

When it comes to back or neck problems, you might think that a doctor who specializes in treating spine conditions will diagnose the cause with a medical history, X-ray or MRI scans, and a physical examination only. You might be surprised to learn that sometimes, the spine doctor goes beyond back and neck testing and examination to look at leg pain and may perform a straight leg test as well.

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Helping our patients feel better and improve their quality of life is our goal at the Inova Spine Program. The articles below are written by our expert clinicians to offer our patients timely tips and information on a variety of back and spine topics to help you in your daily life.

Previous Blog Posts

Tingling, Weakness, Pain: Could You Have Peripheral Nerve Injury? (Author: John F. Hamilton, MD, PhD

When Tech is a Pain in the Neck (includes strength and stretching exercises)

Is Spine Surgery the Answer to your Back Pain? (Author: Corey Wallach, MD)

Injured Your Back? Dos and Don’t for Recovery (Author: Angela Santini, MD)

A Weighty Issue: An overloaded backpack can damage your child’s spine and your posture

Pain in the Neck? Artificial Disk Replacement Might Be the Answer (Author: Ali Moshirfar, MD)