- Mark over the "dimples of Venus", posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS)
- Original test; Place a mark 10 cm up, increases to 15 cm with forward flexion
- Modified test; Place a mark 10 cm up and 5 cm down, increases to 20 cm with forward flexion
- Mobility in the lumbar spine is normal when Schober test > 5 cm
Other special tests for the back
- Thoracic intervertebral disc flexion
- Slump test
- N. femoralis stretch test (Reverse Lasegue)
- Lasegue test
- Skin reflex
- Key examinations in radiculopathy L2-S2
- Nerve root involvement L2
- Nerve root involvement L3
- Nerve root involvement L4
- Nerve root involvement L5
- Nerve root involvement S1
- nerve root involvement S2
- Cauda equina syndrome