PRELIMS Special test Flashcards
Special Test for cervical muscle (deep neck flexors) strength:
- Craniocervical flexion test
- Deep neck flexor endurance test
Special Test For cervical spine mobility:
- Cervical flexion rotation test
Special Test for neurologic symptoms (cervical)
- Brachial plexus tension / compression test
- Brachial plexus provocation test
- Distraction test (if symptoms are severe)
- Doorbell sign
- Foraminal compression (Spurling) test (three stages) (if symptoms are absent or mild)
- Jackson Compression Test
- Shoulder Abduction (Relief) Test
- Upper limb neurodynamic (tension) tests (specific to particular nerve/nerve root symptoms)
Special Test for myelopathy:
- Romberg test
Special Test for cervical instability:
- Lateral shear test
- Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane test
- Sharp-Purser Test
- Transverse ligament stress test
Special Test for first rib mobility:
- First rib mobility
Special Test for vascular signs:
- Hold planned mobilization/manipulation position for at least 30 seconds watching for vertebral-basilar artery signs
Special Test for anterior shoulder (glenohumeral) instability:
- Apprehension (crank) release (“surprise”) test and Jobe relocation tests and modifications
- Load and shift test
Special Test for posterior shoulder (glenohumeral) instability:
- Jerk (Jahnke) test
- Norwood test
Special Test for inferior and multidirectional shoulder (glenohumeral) instability:
- Sulcus sign
- Feagin test (abduction inferior stability test)
Special Test for anterior impingement:
- Hawkins-Kennedy
- Neer test and modification
- Yokum test
Special Test for scapular dyskinesia:
- Scapular dyskinesia test
- Scapular load test
Special Test for posterior impingement:
- Posterior internal impingement test
Special Test for labral lesions:
- Active compression test of O’Brien
- Kim test I (biceps load test II)
Special Test for ligament and capsule pathology:
- Crank test
Special Test for acromioclavicular joint pathology
- Horizontal adduction (cross-body adduction) test
- Paxinos sign
Special Test for Biceps tendon
Speed’s test
Yergason’s test
Special Test for Infraspinatus
Infraspinatus test
Special Test for Supra spinatus
- Lateral Jobe test
- Whipple test
- Champagne toast position
- “Empty can” test (Jobe or supraspinatus test)
- External rotation lag sign (ERLS)
Special Test for Subscapula
- Lift-off sign (Gerber’s test)
Special Test for Teres minor
- Hornblower’s sign (Patte’s test)
Special Test for Trapezius
Trapezius test
Special Test for Thoracic outlet syndrome
Roos test
What could be the possible rule in rule out test?
Cervical Radiculopathy
IN
Spurling Compression Test
Jackson Compression Test
OUT
Distraction Test
Bakody’s Sign
Special Test for Serratus anterior
Punch out test
ST for post. axillary nerve
- Deltoid extension lag (swallow-tail) sign
What could be the possible rule in rule out test?
Cervical Myelopathy (upper motor lesions)
: Problem w the spinal cord itself, possible presentation to pt. Weakness of hands, balance problems - gripping, standing straight
IN
Romberg Test
OUT
compression? Neuro
What could be the possible rule in rule out test?
Cervical Herniation
IN
Spurling test
OUT
Brachial Compression test
What could be the possible rule in rule out test?
Winging
IN
Scapular dyskinesia
Scapular Load
OUT
O’Brien
Kim Test I
What could be the possible rule in rule out test?
Atraumatic (Multidirectional)
IN
Feagin test
Sulcus
OUT
Apprehension Test
What could be the possible rule in rule out test?
Traumatic (Anterior instability)
IN
Load and Shift
OUT
Yergasons
What could be the possible rule in rule out test?
Traumatic (posterior)
IN
Jerk test
Norwood
OUT
Sulcus
Feagin
What could be the possible rule in rule out test?
Whiplash injury
IN
Brachial plexus provocation
OUT
Roos
Adson
Distraction
What could be the possible rule in rule out test?
Radiating pain in Arm
IN
Jackson
OUT
shoulder abd
Subscapularis lesion
IN
Lift-off sign
OUT?