Special Test Flashcards
Anterior Apprehension Test
Anterior shoulder dislocation- Arm is 90/90 and PTA laterally rotates till apprehension or grimace before reachign endpoint.
Posterior Apprehension Test
Posterior shoulder dislocation- 90 flexion and medial rotated. Posterior force is applied to find apprehension or pain.
Speed’s Test
Biceps tendon pathology- Elbow extended and supinated. PTA resists shoulder flexion with a finger in the groove. Positive if pain.
Yergason’s
Biceps tendon pathology- 90 elbow flexion and pronated. The humerus held against the pt’s thorax. The pt then actively supinates and laterally rotates till pain.
Drop Arm Test
RC- 90 abd and asked to slowly lower arm.
Hakins-Kennedy Impingement Test
RC-90 flexion and medially rotates till pain.
Infraspinatus Test
RC-elbow flexed at 90 and medial rotated PTA applies medial force.
Neer Impingement Test
RC- Stabilization of the scapula and elbow while taking the arm through flexion.
Supraspinatus Test
RC-90 abd and 30 horizontal add and PTA applies force to abd.
Valgus Stress Test
Ligamentous Instability- 20-30 elbow flexion and apply force laterally.
Varus Stress test
Ligamentous Stability- 20-30 elbow flexion and apply force medially.
Cozen’s Test
Epicondylitis-
Lateral Epicondylitis Test
Epicondylitis
Medical Epicondylitis Test
Epicondylitis
Tinel’s Test
Neurological Dysfunction
Ulnar Collateral Ligament instability test
Ligamentous instability
Allen Test
Vascular insufficiency
Capillary Refill test
Vascular insufficiency
Froment’s Sign
Neurological Dsyfunction
Phalen’s Test
Neurological Dsyfunction
Tinel’s sign
Neurological Dsyfunction
Finkelstein Test
misc
Ely’s Test
Contracture.Tightness
Ober’s test
Contracture/Tightness
