Special Tests Flashcards
Yergasons
Integrity or transverse ligament, bicipital tendonosis
Speeds test
Bicipital tendonosis
Neer’s
Impingement Of soft tissue structures of shoulder complex
Empty can
Supraspinatus
Drop arm
Tear and full rupture of rotator cuff
Posterior internal impingement
Impingement between rotator cuff and greater tuberosity or posterior glenoid and labrum
Clunk test
Glenoid labrum tear
Anterior apprehension sign
History of dislocation
Posterior apprehension sign
Past history of dislocation
AC shear test
AC dysfunction like OA or separation
Adsons test
Neurological or vascular symptoms of structures passing through thoracic inlet
Costoclavicular/ military brace test
Neurological or vascular symptoms of structures passing through thoracic inlet
Wright hyperabduction test
Neurological or vascular symptoms of structures passing through thoracic inlet
Roos
Neurological or vascular symptoms of structures passing through thoracic inlet
Hawkins Kennedy
Subacromial impingement
Allen’s maneuver
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Active labrum compression
Labral tear and acromioclavicular lesion
Rent sign
Torn rotator cuff or rotator cuff impingement
Crank test
GH ligament instability
Anterior shoulder instability
Biceps load 2
SLAP lesion
Bear hug
Subscapularis tear
Belly compression
Subscapularis lesion
Horizontal adduction
AC joint dysfunction or subacromial impingement
Tennis elbow test
Resist wrist extension radial deviation and forearm pronation with hand in fist
Golfers elbow
Supinate forearm, extended elbow, extend rest
Tinels sign at olecranon
Ulnar
Pronator teres syndrome
Median nerve entrapment
Elbow flexion test
Cubical tunnel syndrome
Finkelstein
De Quervains (abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis)
Bunnel littler
Intrinsic tightness at PIP joints (pip flexion with mcp flexion)
Tight retinacular test
Tightness around proximal interphalangeal joints
Froments
Ulnar nerve dysfunction
Tinels at carpal tunnel
Median n
Phalens test
Carpal tunnel
Allen’s test
Vascular compromise
Flick test
Carpal tunnel
Patrick/ FABER
Dysfunction of hip such as mobility restrictions
Grind/ scour (hip)
DJD
Trandelenburg
Glute med weakness or unstable hip
Thomas test
Tight hip flexors