Shoulder Special Test Descriptions

Question 1

Painful Arc

Answer 1

full abduction of shoulder

Question 2

Instability Load and Shift

Answer 2

Grasp head of the humerus with one hand and acromion with the other, try slide the head of the humerus andterior and posterior

Question 3

Instability Anterior Apprehension Test

Answer 3

Client lies supine, arm abducted to 90 and externally rotated

Question 4

Instability Relocation

Answer 4

If apprehension is seen during ext. rot’, stabilize humerus (push down) and try again

Question 5

Instability Surprise Test

Answer 5

remove your stabilizing hand

Question 6

Instability Sulcus Test

Answer 6

Traction the arm inferiorly

Question 7

Instability Posterior Apprehension Test

Answer 7

Horizontally adduct the arm while applying posterior pressure through the humerus

Question 8

Anterior Impingement Hawkin’s-Kennedy test

Answer 8

abduct, horizontally adduct, and internally rotate arm (hand in front of body, pushed down with elbow bent)

Question 9

Anterior Impingement Neer’s Test

Answer 9

Internally rotate arm (palm out), arm is passively elevated in front of body with slight adduction - humerus ends up pushing forehead

Question 10

Posterior Impingement test

Answer 10

Abduct arm and externally rotate it as fas as it can(elbow bent, wrist pushed back)