Shoulder

Question 1

Apprehension test

Answer 1

Seated, passively aBduct and externally rotate arm/shoulder slowly
Check laxity of joint
Anterior shoulder dislocation or trauma

Question 2

Codman’s sign

Answer 2

Seated, passively bring arm to 90, suddenly drop it

Supraspinatus tendon injury

Question 3

Dawbarn’s sign

Answer 3

Seated, arm at side, deep palpate shoulder to find local area of pain, hold finger on it, passively raise arm 180
Pain goes away
Subacromial bursitis

Question 4

Duga’s test

Answer 4

Seated, place hand on opposite shoulder, actively press elbow into chest
Shoulder dislocation

Question 5

Impingement sign

Answer 5

Seated, arm slightly aBducted, passively flex shoulder/arm
Cause jamming of greater tuberosity against anterior inferior acromial surface
DJD, supraspinatus or bicepital tendon irritation

Question 6

Speeds test

Answer 6

Seated, resistance to shoulder flexion 90-90

Bicepital tendinitis / bicepital groove

Question 7

Supraspinatus press test

Answer 7

Seated, against resistance, aBduct to 90, then medialy rotate and angle 30 forward, thumbs down, aBduct against resistance
Supraspinatus tear or rupture

Question 8

Yergason’s test

Answer 8

Seated, resistance, flex elbow and supinate hand, the resist extension of elbow
Pain over intertubercular groove
Transverse humeral ligament rupture or bicepital tendinitis

Question 9

Load and shift test

Answer 9

Seated, passive, stabilize scapula, hold humeral head, press in to glenoid, press forward,press backward, and press down
Supporting ligaments of shoulder joint
Visible sulcus with multidirectional loose shoulder

Question 10

Apley’s test

Answer 10

Seated, actively reach behind head to opposite scapula, reach around back to opposite scapula
Degenerative tendinitis or rotator cuff
Supraspinatus tendon