MSK - Shoulder Flashcards
Prepare patient
Bare (only underwear) above waist
Check for pain
Procedure of exam
Inspection Palpation Move Rotator Cuff Power Special tests
From what positions do you inspect?
Anterior
Lateral
Posterior
Axillae
Anterior inspection
contour deltoid and trapezius muscle bulk Sterno-clavicular and acromio-clavicular joints Clavicle Scars
Lateral inspection
Contour
Sterno-clavicular and acromio-clavicular joints
Posterior inspection
Supraspinatous and infraspinatous fossae
Scapula for evidence of asymmetry
Axillae inspection
Swellings or scars
Palpation
Sterno-clavicular joint Clavicle Acromio-clavicular joint Long head of biceps Spine of scapula
Move
Forward flexion External rotation Abduction (from front and then view from behind) Internal rotation Scapula winging
Rotator Cuff Power
Supraspinatous
Infraspinatous
Teres minor
Subscapularis
How do you test supraspinatous power?
Arms out, thumb pointing to floor
press on patients arms as they try to push against you
How do you test infraspinatous and teres minor?
External rotation test, but with resistance
How do you test subscapularis?
Hands in middle of back
Push against examiners hands
Special tests for impingement or rotator cuff pathology?
Painful arc on abduction
Hawkins-Kennedy test
Scarf test
Jobes test
What does a painful arc suggest?
Impingement