Skills Check-Off For Shoulder Flashcards
C4 Dermatome
Top of the Shoulders
C5 Dermatome
Lateral Deltoid
C6 Dermatome
Tip of Thumb
C7 Dermatome
Distal Middle Finger
C8 Dermatome
Distal 5th Finger
T1 Dermatome
Medial Forearm
C4 Myotome
Shoulder Elevation/Shrug
C5 Myotome
Shoulder Abduction
C6 Myotome
Elbow Flexion, Wrist Extension
C7 Myotome
Elbow Extension, Wrist Flexion
C8 Myotome
Thumb Abduction/Extension
T1 Myotome
Finger Abduction
C5 Nerve Root Reflexes
Biceps Brachii Tendon
C6 Nerve Root Reflexes
Brachioradialis Tendon
C7 Nerve Root Reflexes
Triceps Tendon
Palpation
- AC Joint
- SC Joint
- Coracoid Process
- Greater Tubercle
- Lesser Tubercle
- Medial Border of the Scapula
- Spine of the Scapula
- Lateral Border of the Scapula
- Inferior Angle of the Scapula
- Infraspinous Fossa
- Supraspinous Fossa
Subacromial Impingement
- Diagnostic Cluster- HIP- Hawkins-Kennedy, Infraspinatus Test (ER RT), Painful Arc
- Hawkins-Kennedy Test
- Neer Test
- Painful Arc Test
- Empty Can (Jobe’s) Test
- Infraspinatus (External Rotation Resistance Test) Test
- Cross-Body Adduction Test
- Drop Arm Sign
- Internal Rotation Resisted Strength Test
Rotator Cuff Pathology Tests
- Diagnostic Cluster- DIP- Drop Arm, Infraspinatus (ER RT), Painful Arc
- Full Can/Empty Can (Jobe’s) Test
- Drop Arm
- Infraspinatus (External Rotation Resistance Test) Test
- Drop Sign
- Rent Test
- External Rotation Lag Sign
Shoulder Instability
- Sulcus Test
- Load Shift Test
- Modified Apprehension-Relocation (Jobe Relocation) Test
- Anterior Apprehension Test
- Jerk Test (Posterior Shoulder Instability)
- Posterior Drawer Test
- Hyperabduction Test
- Anterior Drawer Test
- Anterior Release/Suprise Test
Labral Tear Tests
- O’Brien’s Test (Active Compression)
- Biceps Load Test
- Biceps Load Test II
- Crank Test
- Clunk Test
- Kim’s Test (Posteriorinferior Labral Lesion)
- Jerk Test (Posteriorinferiror Labral Involvement)
- Pain Provocation Test
- Modified Dynamic Labral Shear Test
Muscle Involvement Tests
- Speed’s Test (Biceps Involvement)
- Yergason’s Test (Biceps Involvement)
- Pec Major Length
- Pec Minor Length
- Latissimus Dorsi Length
- Hornblower’s Sign
- Bear Hug Test
- Belly Press (Napoleon Sign)
- Internal Rotation Lag Sign
- Lift Off Sign
- External Rotation Lag Sign
AC Joint Involvement
- AC Shear Test (Paxinos Test)
- Piano Key Sign
- O’Brien’s Test (Active Compression)
- Crossover Horizontal Adduction
Hawkins-Kennedy Test
- SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT, Subacromial Bursitis, Rotator Cuff Tear, Superior Labral Tear
- Sitting or Supine- Examiner to side
- 90 Degrees of Shoulder Flexion
- One hand stabilizes the scapula (typically superior portion)
- Forced Humeral IR
- Positive test- Concordant shoulder pain
Neer Test
- SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT, Subacromial Bursitis, RC Tear, Superior Labral Tear
- Sitting or Standing- Examiner to side
- Active shoulder flexion
- One hand stabilizes lateral border of the scapula
- Forced Shoulder flexion toward end-range
- Positive Test- Concordant shoulder pain
Painful Arc Test
- SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT (All stages of Subacromial Impingement
- Standing
- Active Shoulder Abduction
- Positive Test- Concordant pain in the 60-120 degree range. Pain outside is considered negative
Empty Can (Jobe’s) Test
-Supraspinatus Test
-ROTATOR CUFF TEAR, SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT (All stage of Subacromial Impingement)
-Sitting or Standing- Examiner behind
-90 Degrees Shoulder Abduction with thumbs up
Downward pressure on arms
-90 Degrees Shoulder Abduction in Scapular Plane with thumbs down
Downward pressure on arms
-Positive Test- Weakness and/or pain in Empty Can position
Infraspinatus (External Rotation Resistance Test) Test
SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT (All stages of Subacromial Impingement)
Standing
MMT for External Rotation in standing
Positive Test- Pain or weakness
Cross-Body Adduction Test
- SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT, AC JOINT DAMAGE
- Sitting Position- Examiner to side
- 90 degrees of Shoulder Flexion
- Passive Horizontal adduction to end range
- Positive Test- Shoulder pain
Drop Arm Test
- SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT, Supraspinatus Tear (ROTATOR CUFF PATHOLOGY)
- Standing- Examiner behind
- Passive Shoulder Abduction to 90 degrees
- Patient slowly lowers the arm
- Positive Test- Inability to lower the arm
Internal Rotation Resisted Strength Testing
- SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT (Internal/Intraarticular vs. External/Subacromial Impingement)
- Standing- Examiner behind/to side
- 90 degrees shoulder abduction, 90 degrees elbow flexion
- MMT toward IR with the shoulder fully in ER and then toward ER with the shoulder fully in ER
External Rotation Lag Sign
- Supraspinatus/Infraspinatus Tear
- Sitting- Examiner behind
- 90 degrees of elbow flexion and 20 degrees of elevation in the scapular plane
- ER pt’s arm to end range and then patient maintains position upon release
- Positive Test- Lag and inability to maintain position
Drop Sign Test
- ROTATOR CUFF PATHOLOGY, Infraspinatus Tear, Irreparable Fatty Degeneration of Infraspinatus
- Sitting- Examiner behind
- Elbow in 90 degrees of flexion and 90 degrees of elevation in the scapular plane
- Passive ER to near end-range and release their arm while the patient maintains the position
- Positive Test- Infraspinatus Tear is indicated by a lag showing the inability to maintain the arm position
Rent Test
- ROTATOR CUFF TEAR
- Sitting- Examiner behind
- Examiner holds the pt’s elbow and extends the arm at shoulder, slowly IR and ER shoulder
- Positive Test- Depression by about 1 finger width at the acromion