Special Tests Flashcards
1
Q
Speed’s
A
Bicipital tendinopathy
Resist shoulder and elbow flexion
2
Q
Neer’s
A
Shoulder impingement
passively internal rotate, then abduct shoulder
3
Q
Empty can
A
Supraspinatus tear, impingement
Resist abduction, then in empty can position
4
Q
Finkelstein’s
A
DQ Tenosynovitis
5
Q
Bunnel-Littler
A
MCP tightness
Extend MCP and flex PIP
Then flex both joints, compare
6
Q
Froment’s sign
A
Adductor pollicis longus, or ulnar nerve
Pull paper out, look for thumb flexion
7
Q
Phalen’s
A
Carpal tunnel
8
Q
Ely’s
A
Rectus femoris
9
Q
Craigs
A
Femoral antetorsion
10
Q
Apley
A
Meniscus vs ligament
11
Q
McMurray
A
Meniscus
12
Q
Hughston’s
A
Plica
13
Q
Clarke’s
A
Patellar grind
14
Q
Lasegue’s
A
Lower limb neuro, straight leg raise until pain, lower and pump ankle
15
Q
Stork
A
Spondylolisthesis
