SHOULDER Flashcards
Lateral/anterior shoulder pain with overhead activities or exhibits a painful arc think what 3 pathologies
Subacromial impingement
Tendinitis
Bursitis
Instability, apprehension, and pain with activities, most often when shoulder is abducted and externally rotated, think, what 2 conditions
Shoulder instability
Possible labral tear if clicking is present
Decreased ROM and pain with resistance, think what 2 conditions
Rotator cuff
Long head of the biceps tendinitis
Pain and weakness with muscle loading, night pain; Age >60, think
RC tear
Poorly located shoulder pain with occasional radiation into elbow; Pain is usually aggravated by movement and relieved by rest; Age > 45; Females > Males, think
adhesive capsulitis
falling on the shoulder itself as an MOI, think
AC joint sprain
Upper extremity heaviness or numbness with prolonged postures and when lying on involved side, think
TOS
Vertebral radiculopathy
one non MSK pathology that would work for R and L side
MI
capsular pattern for GH joint
ER > abduction > IR > flexion
capsular pattern for other shoulder joints
px with extreme motions
when looking at posture, if there is an increased clavicular angle, this could indicate
tight upper trap
when looking at posture, if there is a depressed clavicular angle, suspect
lengthened upper trap
the spine of the scapula should be at level
T3
scapula lower on one side could indicate
- Hand dominance
- Long upper trap
- Tight latissimus
elevated scap could indicate
- Tight upper trap/levator scapulae
- Long lower trap
abd scap could indicate
- Tight serratus anterior, pectoralis major
- Long mid trap, rhomboids
adducted scap could indicate
- Tight mid trap, rhomboids
- Long pectoralis major, serratus anterior
what is ant tilted scap
inf angle lifted off
what could causes of ant tilt scap be
- Tight pec minor
- Weak lower trap
upwardly rotated scap might indicate
- Tight upper trap
- Weak rhomboids, levator scapulae
downwardly rotated scap might indicate
- Tight rhomboids, levator scapulae
- Weak upper/lower trap
when you observe gross shoulder flexion, look for
• Pain
• 2:1 ratio humeral/scapular rhythm
• Symmetry in glenohumeral creases
- Deeper – not get enough inferior glide humerus
• End with 60⁰ scapular upward rotation
• Winging (with flexion and/or return from flexion)
• Appropriate scapular elevation
• Humeral position at end: medial or lateral rotation
• Minimal movement of spine
when you observe gross lateral rotation of shoulder at 90/90 look for
- Scapula should not adduct during first 35 degrees motion
- Humerus should rotate along vertical axis
- Humeral head should be stable
main axns of upper trap and levator scap
elevate shoulders
main axn of middle trap
straight adduction of scap
axn of lower trap
adduction and depression of scap
main axn of rhomboids
retraction
DR
ant deltoids axn
main is flexion
coracobrachialis
flexion and adduction of shoulder
pec major
hor. adduction with some IR
supraspinatus
abd and ER
mid delts
abd
post delts
extension
shoulder extensors
Lats, teres major, post delt
main ER of shoulder
Infraspinatus, teres minor
IR of shoulder
Subscap, teres maj, lat dorsi, pec major
apley’s scratch test is for
general screen of ROM (reach over then under)
differentiating btwn supraspinatus and deltoid when doing resisted testing (other than location of px)
supraspinatus would not hurt with flexion and ext like the delt would
axns of teres major
adduction and medial rotation
subscap
IR only
capsular special tests (or instability tests)
All (apprehensive) Roads (relocation) Lead (load and shift) to Sulcus (sulcus)
explain the apprehension test
they are supine, really you just ER shoulder and watch for apprehension or px
what is relocation test
you do it after the apprehension test
supine, you push the capsule post first, if they report no px or say that feels better…then push the capsule ant and that should cause sx
explain load and shift test
pt is seated
you apply superior load and then push shoulder ant and post
sulcus sign grading scale
1+ = 0.5-1 cm 2+ = 1-2 cm 3+ = 2-3 cm or more 9
list the labrum/articulating surfaces tests
crank clunk quadrant obriens yergasons (crazy carl quietly overcame you)
explain the crank test
they are supine with arm at angle, elbow bent
apply load and fully ER and IR (no ant shift of humeral head)
explain clunk test
supine, elbow at 90 degrees, one hand on post aspect of their capsule, one hand at elbow. Do a slight ant glide (push forward) as you axial load to the body and push the elbow up to face and then full ER.
explain quadrant test
Supine again – 90 degrees, start in ER, do ant glide again,
elbow below head of humerus, axial load and just take forearm to head
explain pos findings for obriens
if pain is reported with resistance in the IR position, but lessens or disappears in the ER position. If superficial joint pain occurs, consider AC joint pathology
explain obriens test
seated slight adduction of shoulder full pronation first and resist then full supination and resist (if px is only felt pronation = pos)
explain yergasons test
yurgonna try to put them in pronation
they are seated, elbow at 90
you are trying to push them into pronation
List the tests for RC tear
Drop arm Lift off Supraspinatus Lag sign (ER) Cross over Speeds D L S L C S (dudes like single ladies cup sizes)
explain the drop arm test
they are standing
abd the arm with pronation
have them hold it and then they slowly lower
can they hold it up
explain the lift off test
arrested position
first AROM then resisted
pos lift off could indicate
subscapularis tear; pain in front of shoulder
biceps tendonopathy; difficulty holding against resistance
subscapularis tendonopathy; px during mvmt
explain supraspinatus test
full can test
scapular plane
thumb up and resist
explain lag sign
pt is seated
you place them in scap plane, then ER their upper arm and ask them to hold there
(pos is supra or infraspinatus)
explain cross over test
pt is seated as you essentially do a cross the body stretch
pos findings for cross over test
If pain is anterior = Subscapularis, Supraspinatus and long head of Biceps
If pain is superior = implicates the AC joint
If pain is posterior = implicates the Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, and/or the posterior capsule.
speeds tests for __ or __
SLAP or biceps
explain speeds
straight flexion as you resist (palm up)
for yergasons test, they are palm __
down
the “pseudojoint” of the shoulder region
scapula and thorax
issue with size of structures in shoulder joint
glenoid fossa is smaller than head of humerus
lateral portion of biceps tendon anchors to the
labrum
the post capsule is under stress in what positions
Under tension when shoulder in flexion, adduction, and/or IR
the superior GHL is under stress in what positions
Under tension with shoulder in adduction, inferior and posterior translation of humerus
the middle GHL is under stress in what positions (and resists what motion)
Under tension with shoulder in ER, resists anterior translation
which lig is the Primary restraint against anterior and posterior dislocations
Inf GHL
list all structures in the suprahumeral space
Long head of biceps tendon Superior joint capsule Supraspinatus Upper margins subscapularis and infraspinatus Subacromial bursa
open packed position GH joint (AKA RESTING)
55 degrees abduction
30 degrees horizontal adduction
Neutral rotation
closed packed GH
ER, ABD
what role does AC joint play in elevation
Must rotate approximately 40-50 degrees for full elevation to occur
If not, elevation limited to ~110 degrees
ac joint and sc joint open packed position
arm at side
the sc joint is really for
stabalization
during arm elevation, the scapula should do what motions
60 degrees upward rotation,
15-25 degrees ER,
15-30 degrees posterior tilt
SC only has a ____ position
open packed (arm at side) does not have closed pack or capsular pattern
biomechanics of 0-90 elevation
Supraspinatus contracts to initiate abduction (depresses and stabilizes head in glenoid fossa)
Remaining rotator cuff muscles contract to pull the humeral head into the glenoid fossa
Around 20-30 degrees, scapular upward rotation begins with concurrent clavicular elevation and axial rotation
At 90 degrees (approx) upper extreme of GH abduction is reached and clavicular elevation ceases due to tension of costoclavicular ligament
At this point scapula has rotated upwardly around 30 degrees
biomechanics of end range elevation (90 - 150)
Scapula upwardly rotates about 60 degrees, with scapular contribution peaking between 90-140 degrees
~ 120 degrees of humeral elevation
~ 75 degrees of GH external rotation needed
Upward rotation accommodated at SC and AC by 30-40 degrees of posterior clavicular axial rotation and clavicular elevation of 30-36 degrees
biomechanics of 150 -180 elevation
Abduction beyond 150 requires adequate motion of upper thorax and cervical spine, while bilateral abduction requires thoracic extension and increase in lumbar lordosis
why is scapular plane ex a good idea
Length-tension relationship of RC muscles is ideal
Movement of the humerus is less limiting because GH capsule is not twisted
Mechanical axis of GH joint is in line with mechanical axis of scapula
Usually see more _____ changes in the tissues surrounding the glenohumeral joint
degenerative