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
Obers
TFL or ITB tightness
Ely’s
Rectus femoris tightness
90-90
Hamstrings tightness
Piriformis test
Pain or paresthesia in buttock or sciatic distribution
Leg length test
True leg length discrepancy
Craig’s test
Abnormal femoral antetorsion angle
FADDIR/ FADIR
Anterior superior impingement, iliopsoas tendonopathy, anterior labral tears
Lachmans
ACL
Pivot shift
ACL
Posterior sag
PCL
Posterior drawer
PCL
Reverse Lochman
PCL
McMurray
Meniscus
Apley
Meniscus vs ligament
Hughstons
Plica
Patellar apprehension
History of dislocation
Clarke’s sign
Patellofemoral dysfunction
Ballotable patella
Infrapatellar effusion
Fluctuation test
Knee joint effusion
Normal Q angle
Men 13
Women 18
Noble compression
Distal ITB friction syndrome
Tinels at fibular head
Fibular nerve
Wilson test
Osteochondritis dissecans of medial femoral condyle
Neutral subtalar positioning
Rear foot and forefoot position
Anterior drawer of the ankle
Anterior talofibular lig
Talar tilt
Calcaneofibular lig
Thompson’s test
Achilles’ tendon
Tinels sign posterior to medial malleolus
Posterior tibial n
Tinels sign at dorsal retinaculum
Deep fibular n
Morton’s test
Stress fracture or neuroma in forefoot
Kleigers test
Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis
Windlass
Plantar fascia
Vertebral a test
Integrity of vertebrobasilar system
Flexion rotation test
Cervical contributions to headache
Anterior shear test (cervical)
Upper cervical spine ligaments and capsules
Spurlings test
Dysfunction (usually compression) of nerve root
Maximum cervical compression test
Compression of neural structure is a intravertebral foramen and or facet dysfunction
Distraction test
Compression of neural structure is a intravertebral foramen and or facet dysfunction
Shoulder abduction test
Compression of neural structures within intervertebral foramen
Lhermitte’s sign
MS
Modified sharp purser
Transverse lig
Rib springing
Rib mobility
Thoracic springing
Intervertebral joint mobility
Slump test
Dysfunction of neurological structures that supply the lower limb
Lasegue’s test
Dysfunction of neurological structures that supply the lower limb
Femoral nerve traction test
Compression a femoral nerve anywhere along its course
Valsalva
Space occupying lesion
Prone instability test
Instability of lumbar spine
Quadrant test
Compression of neural structures at intravertebral foramen and facet dysfunction
Stork
Spondylolisthesis
McKenzie’s slide glide test
Differentiate between scoliotic curve richer versus neurological dysfunction causing abnormal curvature of the trunk
Bicycle / vanGelderen’s test
Intermittent claudication or spinal stenosis (less pain slumped)
Well straight leg raise
Herniated nucleus pulposis or neural tension/ radiculopathy
Gillet’s test
Posterior movement of the ilium related to the sacrum
Ipsilateral anterior rotation test
Anterior movement of the ilium relative to the sacrum
Gaenslen’s test
SIJ dysfunction
Long sit (supine to sit)
SIJ dysfunction tat might cause leg length discrepancy
Goldwait’s
Differentiates between lumbar spine and SIJ dysfunction
Sidelying iliac compression test
SIJ dysfunction
Supine iliac gapping
SIJ dysfunction
TMJ compression
Pain with compression of retrodiscal tissues
