Shoulder MMT/ROM

Question 1

T/f? The shoulder is a true ball and socket jt?

Answer 1

The glenoid fossa is not a true socked.

Question 2

Jts in the shoulder?(4) 2 are sterno-

Answer 2

sterno- clavicular/acromial
Scapulothoracic
Glenohumeral

Question 3

The shoulder gets a lot of its stability from which ligament?

Answer 3

Glenohumeral

Question 4

Most dislocations of the shoulder are d/t?

Answer 4

A tight Infraglenoid ligament

Question 5

What nerve innervates the rotator cuff mms?

Answer 5

suprascapular, c-5 &c-6 except for teres minor (axillary nerve c-5 & c-6

Question 6

Lats length test?

Answer 6

pt supine flexing shoulder

Question 7

Length test for pecs clavicular portion?

Answer 7

pt supine shoulders abducted to 90dg

Question 8

Length test for pecs sternal portion?

Answer 8

pt supine, arms in “Y” position thumbs point toward eachother. Arms should rest on the table for normal length.

Question 9

Triceps length test?

Answer 9

Elbow and shoulder in full flexion.

Question 10

MMT for Utraps?

Answer 10

pt sitting shrugs, you put full weight against it.

Question 11

Inte/xt rotation?

Answer 11

pt prone, arm off side of table.

Question 12

Mid traps mmt?

Answer 12

pt prone, arms at 90dg, Lift elbow to ceiling. Resist from opposite side at axial border of scapula.

Question 13

Lower traps mmt?

Answer 13

pt prone, arms “Y” position c thumbs “up”. Apply pressure down and away at the lateral border.

Question 14

Serratus anteior mmt?(2)

Answer 14

2 tests

1. longsitting, shoulder flexed to 90dg, if scap winds=automatic score of 4.
2. Supine shoulder flexed to 90dg. pt makes a fist and does pushup plus motion. Therapist applys pressure down toward the shoulder jt, stabaliz the elbow.

Question 15

Painful arctest?

Answer 15

pt stands in fundamental pos. and moves shoulders through sctaption. If painful betweem 60 & 120dg, test +

Question 16

Drop arm test?

Answer 16

pt elevates arm through scaption, if the arm drops suddenly test + for infraspin injury.

Question 17

Empty/full can tests?

Answer 17

pt moves into scaption, and points thumbs down (empty) or up (full). Apply pressure, if pt has pain + for infraspin/rotator cuff tear.

Question 18

Aprehension/relocation test

Answer 18

For shoulder instability

Question 19

Kennedy-Hawkins test

Answer 19

For rotator cuff inmpingement. pt sitting, therapist supports arm, with elbow comfortably flexed, and passively moves shoulder into flexion and horizontal adduction. If painful + for impingement. (start low)