Shoulder Examination

Question 1

Order of examination of shoulder

Answer 1

Look- muscle bulk, fasiculations, scaring, wasting, redness

In any pain

Feel across entire shoulder and shoulder blade

Move- arms up and back as far as possible, out from side and across trunk, arms 90º and in and out rotation
do active and passive

Special- hands behind head and elbows back, thumbs up the back as far as possible

Question 2

Which movement should you stabalise the scapula?

Answer 2

Abduction passively