L3 The Shoulder Exam Flashcards
AC Joint Symptoms
located over the joint itself
patient typically uses 1-2 fingers to point to joint
pain will be localized to the joint, ADD might hurt
GH Joint Symptoms
reproduced by rotation and compression of joint
PT reports S/S deep in joint, may radiate
Subacromial Symptoms
s/s at upper arm
may radiate down arm
pts may use entire hand to grasp the shoulder
Stiffness and GHJ
either frozen shoulder or arthritis, depending on capsular pattern
Intrinsic Factors for RCD
symptoms are caused by properties in the tendon itself
result of tension overload, tendon degeneration, etc
Extrinsic factors for RCD
Symptoms caused by properites outside of the tendon
Primary: angle of acromion, humeral head, AC joint deformity
Secondary: Instability
Posterior Impingement
occurs during ABD/ER
M vs F Shoulder Pathologies
M: trauma, osteolysis, OA
F: instability, frozen shoulder, arthritis
Calcific Tendonitis
Subacromial pathology
pain on ascending
usually no traumatic MOI
hot, burning pain
Adhesive Capsulitis
also known as frozen shoulder
GHJ impairment
presents with decreased abduction and ER
more common in females
has three stages of acuity
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
deep, boring, pain in the neck or shoulder
Nerve injury
weakness, numbness, parethesia
placing arm above head provides relief
atrophy of muscles may indicate nerve palsy
MOI to long thoracic can cause winging
Things to observe
sulcus deformity
anterior dislocation
step deformity
ruptures or tears
lymphomas
cellulitis
winging
atrophy
Hands on hips position
allows you to see possible atrophy of muscles
may be due to a nerve injury
Inferior angle scapular dysfunction
inferior medial border is prominent at rest
results from anterior tipping of scapula
commonly seen in impingement
Medial border scapular dysfunction
entire medial border is posteriorly displaced
occurs from IR of scapula in transverse plane
Scapular True Winging
occurs with injury to long thoracic
penetrating force
stretch injury
compression
repetitive overhead use
Superior scapular dysfunction
early and excessive superior scapular elevation during arm elevation
results from RC weakness and force couple imbalances
Painful arc
pain from 45° to 120° of abduction
high spin, present in all impingements