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Yergasons

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Integrity or transverse ligament, bicipital tendonosis

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Speeds test

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Bicipital tendonosis

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Neer’s

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Impingement Of soft tissue structures of shoulder complex

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Empty can

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Supraspinatus

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Drop arm

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Tear and full rupture of rotator cuff

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Posterior internal impingement

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Impingement between rotator cuff and greater tuberosity or posterior glenoid and labrum

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Clunk test

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Glenoid labrum tear

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Anterior apprehension sign

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History of dislocation

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Posterior apprehension sign

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Past history of dislocation

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AC shear test

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AC dysfunction like OA or separation

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Adsons test

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Neurological or vascular symptoms of structures passing through thoracic inlet

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Costoclavicular/ military brace test

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Neurological or vascular symptoms of structures passing through thoracic inlet

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Wright hyperabduction test

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Neurological or vascular symptoms of structures passing through thoracic inlet

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14
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Roos

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Neurological or vascular symptoms of structures passing through thoracic inlet

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15
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Hawkins Kennedy

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Subacromial impingement

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16
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Allen’s maneuver

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Thoracic outlet syndrome

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17
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Active labrum compression

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Labral tear and acromioclavicular lesion

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18
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Rent sign

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Torn rotator cuff or rotator cuff impingement

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19
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Crank test

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GH ligament instability

Anterior shoulder instability

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20
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Biceps load 2

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SLAP lesion

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21
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Bear hug

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Subscapularis tear

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22
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Belly compression

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Subscapularis lesion

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23
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Horizontal adduction

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AC joint dysfunction or subacromial impingement

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Tennis elbow test

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Resist wrist extension radial deviation and forearm pronation with hand in fist

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Golfers elbow
Supinate forearm, extended elbow, extend rest
26
Tinels sign at olecranon
Ulnar
27
Pronator teres syndrome
Median nerve entrapment
28
Elbow flexion test
Cubical tunnel syndrome
29
Finkelstein
De Quervains (abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis)
30
Bunnel littler
Intrinsic tightness at PIP joints (pip flexion with mcp flexion)
31
Tight retinacular test
Tightness around proximal interphalangeal joints
32
Froments
Ulnar nerve dysfunction
33
Tinels at carpal tunnel
Median n
34
Phalens test
Carpal tunnel
35
Allen’s test
Vascular compromise
36
Flick test
Carpal tunnel
37
Patrick/ FABER
Dysfunction of hip such as mobility restrictions
38
Grind/ scour (hip)
DJD
39
Trandelenburg
Glute med weakness or unstable hip
40
Thomas test
Tight hip flexors
41
Obers
TFL or ITB tightness
42
Ely’s
Rectus femoris tightness
43
90-90
Hamstrings tightness
44
Piriformis test
Pain or paresthesia in buttock or sciatic distribution
45
Leg length test
True leg length discrepancy
46
Craig’s test
Abnormal femoral antetorsion angle
47
FADDIR/ FADIR
Anterior superior impingement, iliopsoas tendonopathy, anterior labral tears
48
Lachmans
ACL
49
Pivot shift
ACL
50
Posterior sag
PCL
51
Posterior drawer
PCL
52
Reverse Lochman
PCL
53
McMurray
Meniscus
54
Apley
Meniscus vs ligament
55
Hughstons
Plica
56
Patellar apprehension
History of dislocation
57
Clarke’s sign
Patellofemoral dysfunction
58
Ballotable patella
Infrapatellar effusion
59
Fluctuation test
Knee joint effusion
60
Normal Q angle
Men 13 | Women 18
61
Noble compression
Distal ITB friction syndrome
62
Tinels at fibular head
Fibular nerve
63
Wilson test
Osteochondritis dissecans of medial femoral condyle
64
Neutral subtalar positioning
Rear foot and forefoot position
65
Anterior drawer of the ankle
Anterior talofibular lig
66
Talar tilt
Calcaneofibular lig
67
Thompson’s test
Achilles’ tendon
68
Tinels sign posterior to medial malleolus
Posterior tibial n
69
Tinels sign at dorsal retinaculum
Deep fibular n
70
Morton’s test
Stress fracture or neuroma in forefoot
71
Kleigers test
Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis
72
Windlass
Plantar fascia
73
Vertebral a test
Integrity of vertebrobasilar system
74
Flexion rotation test
Cervical contributions to headache
75
Anterior shear test (cervical)
Upper cervical spine ligaments and capsules
76
Spurlings test
Dysfunction (usually compression) of nerve root
77
Maximum cervical compression test
Compression of neural structure is a intravertebral foramen and or facet dysfunction
78
Distraction test
Compression of neural structure is a intravertebral foramen and or facet dysfunction
79
Shoulder abduction test
Compression of neural structures within intervertebral foramen
80
Lhermitte’s sign
MS
81
Modified sharp purser
Transverse lig
82
Rib springing
Rib mobility
83
Thoracic springing
Intervertebral joint mobility
84
Slump test
Dysfunction of neurological structures that supply the lower limb
85
Lasegue’s test
Dysfunction of neurological structures that supply the lower limb
86
Femoral nerve traction test
Compression a femoral nerve anywhere along its course
87
Valsalva
Space occupying lesion
88
Prone instability test
Instability of lumbar spine
89
Quadrant test
Compression of neural structures at intravertebral foramen and facet dysfunction
90
Stork
Spondylolisthesis
91
McKenzie’s slide glide test
Differentiate between scoliotic curve richer versus neurological dysfunction causing abnormal curvature of the trunk
92
Bicycle / vanGelderen’s test
Intermittent claudication or spinal stenosis (less pain slumped)
93
Well straight leg raise
Herniated nucleus pulposis or neural tension/ radiculopathy
94
Gillet’s test
Posterior movement of the ilium related to the sacrum
95
Ipsilateral anterior rotation test
Anterior movement of the ilium relative to the sacrum
96
Gaenslen’s test
SIJ dysfunction
97
Long sit (supine to sit)
SIJ dysfunction tat might cause leg length discrepancy
98
Goldwait’s
Differentiates between lumbar spine and SIJ dysfunction
99
Sidelying iliac compression test
SIJ dysfunction
100
Supine iliac gapping
SIJ dysfunction
101
TMJ compression
Pain with compression of retrodiscal tissues

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