Shoulder Exam

Question 1

What shoulder movements does the Infraspinatus muscle facilitate?

Answer 1

External rotation

Question 2

What shoulder movements does the Supraspinatus muscle facilitate?

Answer 2

Shoulder abduction

Question 3

What shoulder movements does the Teres Minor muscle facilitate?

Answer 3

External Rotation

Question 4

What shoulder movements does the Subscapularis muscle facilitate?

Answer 4

Internal rotation

Question 5

What shoulder movements does the Deltoid muscle facilitate?

Answer 5

Abduction
Flexion
Internal rotation

Question 6

What muscle is the main contributor to shoulder flexion?

Answer 6

Pectoralis Major

Question 7

How is the function of the infraspinatus muscle tested for?

Answer 7

External rotation against resistance

Question 8

How is the function of the supraspinatus muscle tested for?

Answer 8

Jobe’s test

Hawkin’s-Kennedy test

Question 9

How is the function of the Teres Minor muscle tested for?

Answer 9

External rotation in abduction

Question 10

How is the function of the subscapularis muscle tested for?

Answer 10

Hand against lower back, pushing out against resistance (Gerber lift-off test)

Question 11

What could be the causes for asymmetry of the shoulder girdle on inspection?

Answer 11

Scoliosis
Arthritis
Trauma

Question 12

What could cause a swelling of the shoulder joint?

Answer 12

Inflammatory joint disease
Effusion
Anterior dislocation

Question 13

What would a weakness found on Jobe’s test indicate?

Answer 13

Tear in supraspinatus or pain due to impingement

Question 14

What would a painful arc indicate?

Answer 14

Impingement/supraspinatus tendonitis

Question 15

What would a failure to perform the Gerber lift-off test indicate?

Answer 15

Pathology of the subscapularis

Question 16

If pain is present when performing external rotation against resistance, what does this indicate?

Answer 16

Infraspinaus tendonitis