Noble’s Test

Testing for:
The presence of iliotibial band (ITB) friction syndrome

Procedure:

• Patient is supine, with both their affected side’s knee and hip flexed to 90° degrees
• Therapist compresses the iliotibial band (ITB) – 2 centimetres proximal to the lateral femoral condyle
• Instruct the patient to extend the knee and hip slowly while therapist maintains compression of the ITB proximal to the lateral femoral condyle

Positive Sign:
Pain over the lateral femoral condyle at about 30° degrees of knee extension.