SPECIAL TESTS Flashcards
Shin splints or MTSS
Confirm: MMT for Tib Ant.
Rule Out: Heel Thump Test (stress fracture = more localized pain)
Posterior Shin Splints
Confirm: Tib. Post. MMT OR Ankle Lunge Test
Rule Out: Heel Thump Test
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Confirm: Tinel Sign @ Ankle
Rule Out: Windlas Test
Achilles Tendonitis or Gastrocs Sprain
Confirm: Ankle Plantar Flexor MMT (prone, think about pulling heel upward)
Rule Out: Windlas Test OR Heel Thump Test
Cuboid Syndrome
Confirm: Cuboid squeeze/palpation
Rule Out: Windlas Test
Plantar Fasciitis
Confirm: Windlas Test
Rule Out: Morton’s Neuroma Test & plantar palpation
Ankle/Tibial Fractures
Confirm: Heel Thump Test
Rule Out: Extreme Lateral Rotation/Kleiger Test
Achilles RUPTURE
Confirm: Thompson’s/Simmonds’ Test
Rule Out: Palpation & pROM for Haglund deformity??????
Inversion Sprain (lateral instability)
Confirm: Inversion Talar Tilt - modify to use for both ATFL & CFL
Rule Out: Heel Thump Test
Eversion Sprain
Confirm: Eversion Talar Tilt
Rule Out: Heel Thump Test
High Ankle Sprain (DTFL, interosseous membrane)
Confirm: Extreme Lateral Rotation/Kleiger Test
Rule Out: Heel Thump Test
Patellofemoral pain/tracking syndrome:
Confirm: Patellofemoral Grind Test
Rule Out: Hughston’s Plica Test
Patellar dislocation/instability
Confirm: Patellar Apprehension Test
Rule Out: Hughston’s Plica???
Patellar Tendonitis/Jumper’s Knee
Confirm: Quads MMT
Rule Out: Clarke’s Patellofemoral Grind Test
ITB Syndrome
Confirm: Noble’s Compression Test
Rule Out: Varus (ADD) Stress Test
Osgood-Schlatters
Confirm: Sag Sign/Gravity Drawer Test
Rule Out: Hughston’s Plica Test