Originally Posted by pooleo
Thanks to all for your responses. I am not one for "putting on a show" if you will, I just want to make sure that all my symptoms and pain levels are present at the test. A truley accurate measure of when things are there "worst" I guess is what I am after. Obviously if I lay around in a lazy boy for a week prior I wont be "symptomatic". However if I maintain a high level of activity prior I will have all the pain and discomforts for the test.
It's a good idea to just do your regular daily activities, until the test. A lot of things come into play. They will make you bend and try to touch your toes, they watch how you get back up. They test your strength in your arms, fingers and hands, how your balance is. They watch how you walk. They listen to how you talk, are you making sense. Remember from the time you walk in, you are being tested.