Special Tests for Upper Extremity Flashcards
What does Neer’s Impingement SIgn test
shoulder impingement or rotator cuff tear
What does Hawkin’s Impingement sign test
- Reinforces Neer sign
- Shoulder impingement or rotator cuff tear or tendinitis
What does the empty can test do?
-evaluates supraspinatus
What does hornblower test do?
- evaluates teres minor
What does cross body test do?
- evaluates subacromial impingement/ AC joint pathology
What does the gerber lift off test do
Evaluates subscapularis strength
What does shoulder apprehension sign test
Anterior instability of glenohumeral joint (labral tear/rotator cuff injury)
What is the Job relocation tests
- performed after positive apprehension sign
- should relieve pain by preventing anterior subluxation
What does a sulcus sign do
- Evaluates posterior shoulder instability
What does the jerk test do
- evaluates posterior posterior shoulder dislocation/subluxation
What does obrien’s test do
Evaluates labral tears
What does speed maneuver do?
evaluates bicep tendinopathy
What does valgus stress to the elbow test
UCL
What does varus stress to the elbow test
LCL
What does the long finger test do
Evaluates lateral epicondyle
What does the elbow flexion test do
Evaluates cubital tunnel syndrome
What does tinel sign do
Tests for carpal tunnel or impingement of median nerve
What does Finkelstein test do
test for de Quervian tenosynovitis
What does phalen maneuver test
Carpal tunnel syndrome
What does froment sign test
ulnar nerve paralysis
