Elbow, Hand, Wrist orthos

Question 1

tinel’s of the wrist

Answer 1

pain or tingling in the distribution of the medial nerve distal to the wrist indicates median nerve compression in the carpal tunnel

Question 2

Phalen’s (& reverse phalen’s)

Answer 2

pain or tingling in the hand along the distribution of the median nerve indicated carpal tunnel compression of the median nerve

Question 3

Finkelstein’s

Answer 3

sharp pain in tunnel 1 indicates DeQervain’s or stenosing tenosynovitis

Question 4

bracelet test

Answer 4

acute pain in the wrist forearm and hand indicates rheumatoid arthritis

Question 5

stress test of the wrist

Answer 5

pain or increased movement indicates damage to the supporting ligaments or problems with the tunnel

Question 6

carpal lift test

Answer 6

indicates carpal fracture or sprain

Question 7

froment’s sign

Answer 7

positive test is weakness in the ability to keep digits together indicating ulnar nerve palsy

Question 8

Finsterer’s sign

Answer 8

pain in the center of the wrist indicates keinbock’s disease (lunate avascular necrosis)

Question 9

Cozen’s test

Answer 9

pain in the lateral epicondyle indicated lateral epicondylitis

Question 10

Mill’s test

Answer 10

pain in the lateral epicondyle is a positive test indicative of. lateral epicondylitis

Question 11

stress test of the elbow

Answer 11

pain or increased movement indicates damage to the supporting ligaments of the elbow

Question 12

pinch grip test (OK sign)

Answer 12

inability to keep thumb flexed pinching tip to tip is indicative of impingement of the anterior interosseous branch of the median nerve

Question 13

medial epicondylitis test

Answer 13

pain in the medial aspect of the elbow is indicative of medial epicondylitis

Question 14

tinel’s sign of the elbow

Answer 14

pain, referred pain, or tingling indicates damage to the ulnar nerve