Physical Medicine Part 2 Flashcards
What is the indication for Glenohumeral Apprehension Test?
ANT shoulder dislocation (differentiate btwn instability and impingement)
What is the contraindication/caution regarding Glenohumeral Apprehension Test?
Test should be done slowly to avoid dislocating the humerus
What is the technique for Glenohumeral Apprehension Test?
W/ pt supine, hold affected arm out w/shoulder abducted 90 degrees and elbow flexed 90 degrees. Then laterally rotate shoulder (using arm as a crank to pull it back) slowly.
What is the positive for Glenohumeral Apprehension Test?
Pain in shoulder, apprehension on pt’s face, and/or pt resists further posterior motion.
What is the interpretation of a positive Glenohumeral Apprehension Test?
Anteriorly dislocated shoulder
What is the indication for Impingement Test?
Rotator cuff pathology, bicipital tendinitis/paratendonitis, scapular or humeral instability, labral pathology
What is the technique for Impingement Test set-up?
Pt’s arm is abducted 90 degrees by examiner and fully rotated laterally
What is the technique for Hawkins-Kennedy Test?
Pt’s arm is flexed to 90 degrees and the shoulder is forcibly rotated medially
What is the technique for Neer Test?
Pt’s arm passively elevated in scapular plane while arm is medially rotated.
What is a positive Hawkins-Kennedy Test?
Symptoms w/ ANT and/or POST shoulder pain
What is a positive Neer Test?
Pt’s face shows pain
What is the interpretation of positive Impingement Test?
Impingement of intervening structures btwn greater tuberosity of the humerus and the coracohumeral ligament (poor sensitivity and specificity)
What is the indication for Lippmann’s Test?
Bicipital paratononitis/tendinosis
What is the technique for Lippmann’s Test?
Examiner holds pt’s arm flexed to 90 degrees and palpates biceps tendon 2.5-3 inches below the shoulder; biceps tendon is moved in the bicipital groove
What is a positive Lippmann’s Test? What is the interpretation of a positive Lippmann’s Test?
Sharp pain; bicipital paratenonitis or tendinosis
What is the indication for Speed’s Test (Biceps or Straight-arm Test)?
Biceps muscle or tendon pathology
What is the technique for Speed’s Test (Biceps or Straight-arm Test)?
Pt. flexes shoulder forward while examiner resists; the forearm is first supinated, then pronated, and the elbow extended completely
What is a positive Speed’s Test (Biceps or Straight-arm Test)?
Increased tenderness in the bicipital groove, particularly when arm is supinated
What is the interpretation of a positive Speed’s Test (Biceps or Straight-arm Test)?
Bicipital paratenonitis or tendinosis
What is the indication for Yergason’s Test?
Biceps muscle or tendon pathology
What is the technique for Yergason’s Test?
With elbow flexed 90 degrees and forearm pronated, pt supinates and laterally rotates against resistance
What is a positive Yergason’s Test?
Pain in biceps tendon or biceps tendon slips out of the groove
What is the interpretation of a positive Yergason’s Test?
Biceps tendinitis, displaced biceps tendon, bicipital groove instability
What is the indication for Cozen’s Test (Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow)?
Overuse injury to extensors at elbow
What is the technique for Cozen’s Test (Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow)?
Extend elbow, flex wrist, pronate, then examiner resists wrist extension while stabilizing the elbow
What is a positive Cozen’s Test (Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow)?
Pain w/over lateral epicondyle and/or in extensor tendon
What is the interpretation of a positive Cozen’s Test (Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow)?
Tennis elbow or extensor tendonitis
What is the indication for Mill’s Test (Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow)?
Injury to extensor at elbow
What is the technique for Mill’s Test (Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow)?
Pronate forearm, flex wrist and extend elbow while palpating lateral epicondyle
What is a positive Mill’s Test (Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow)?
Pain over lateral epicondyle
What is the interpretation of a positive Mill’s Test (Lateral Epicondylitis or Tennis Elbow)?
Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis
What is the indication for Valgus/Varus Stress Test (Ligamentous stability tests at the elbow)?
Pain in the medial or lateral collateral ligaments at elbow
What is the technique for Valgus/Varus Stress Test (Ligamentous stability tests at the elbow)?
Pt sitting w/arm in slight flexion to “unlock” olecranon; stabilize elbow w/one hand and hold wrist w/ the other
What is the technique for testing the Medial Collateral Ligament?
Press medially w/ hand at elbow on the lateral epicondyle (Valgus stress), w/ other hand holding the medial wrist
What is the technique for testing the Lateral Collateral Ligament?
Press laterally w/ hand at elbow on the medial epicondyle (Varus stress), w/ other hand holding the lateral wrist
What is a positive Valgus/Varus Stress Test (Ligamentous stability tests at the elbow)? What is the interpretation of this positive test?
Pain in ligament tested; ligamentous instability
What is the indication for Finkelstein’s Test?
Pain in thumb
What is the technique for Finkelstein’s Test?
Pt first makes a fist by placing thumb inside closed fingers and actively ulnar deviates. Alternatively (and less painfully), Pt places ulnar surface of arm on table w/hand hanging off edge and examiner gently ulnar deviates the hand then pulls thumb toward palm.
What is a positive for Finkelstein’s Test?
Pain occurring at the wrist over the abductor pollicis longs and extensor pollicis brevis tendons
What is the interpretation of a positive Finkelstein’s Test?
deQuervain’s or Hofmann’s disease (paratendonitis in the thumb)