Elbow and Wrist Flashcards
1
Q
• Elbow stabilized with examiners thumb on
lateral epicondyle
• Patient makes fist
• Patient forearm pronated
• Examiner grasps wrist & applies steady
pressure against dorsum of hand in
attempt to flex wrist against resistance
A
Cozen’s Test
2
Q
- Palpate lateral epicondyle with thumb
- Pronated forearm
- Elbow extended
- Examiner passively flexes wrist
A
Mill’s Test
3
Q
- Examiner palpates medial epicondyle
- Elbow is flexed slightly, and hand supinated
- Patient flexes wrist against resistance
A
Medial Epicondylitis
Golfer’s Elbow
4
Q
• Flexes wrist’s maximally &
holds position for 60 seconds.
A
Phalen’s test
Wrist Flexion
5
Q
• Extends wrist’s maximally & holds
position for 60 seconds.
A
Reverse Phalen’s
Prayer test
6
Q
• Elbow flexed at 90°
• Place thumb (fingers) over pronator myo
• Examiner resists pronation then
extends the elbow a few times
A
Pronator
Teres
Syndrome
