A psoas or obturator sign is considered positive when contact between the psoas or the obturator muscle and the inflamed appendix elicits pain. Rovsing sign is positive when pain is felt with ...

Psoas sign, in which flexing your psoas muscles near your appendix causes abdominal pain; Obturator sign, in which pain is felt during flexion and internal rotation of the hip; ...

Obturator sign: Pain on pressing the obturator foramen suggests obturator nerve inflammation, such as appendicitis: Roux sign: Soft cecal resistance to palpation suggests inflammatory bowel ...