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Special Tests POS/ Indications Flashcards

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Apleys scratch test 2nd test

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Positive test: significant difference in reach.

Indications: limited GH abduction, external rotation, or scapular elevation and upward rotation

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Apleys scratch test 1st test

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Positive test: unable

Indication: limited GH adduction, internal rotation or horizontal flexion

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Apleys scratch test 3

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Positive test: decreased motion on either side.

Indicates: limited GH adduction and int rotation scapular retraction

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Pec major contracture test

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Positive test: patient is unable to passively have elbows reches the table
Indicates: pec major contracture

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Winging scapula test

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Pos: the vertebral ( medial) border of the scapula pulls away from the thorax
Indicates: weakness dog the serrated anterior muscle or damage to the long thoracic nerve

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SC joint glide

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Pos: pain, hyper/ hypo mobility
Indicates: SC joint instability/ adhesions

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AC glides

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Pos: pain, hyper/hypomobilty
Indication:AC joint instability

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Piano key sign

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Pos: once the pressure is removed clavicle elevates
Indicates: AC joint instability

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Traction( distraction test)

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Pos: pain or movement of scapula inferior To clavicle
Indicates: AC CC ligament sprains

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Compression/ shear test

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Pos: pain or movement of clavicle
Indicates: AC CC ligament sprain

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Cross- arm maneuver compression

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Pos: pain or movement in the clavicle
Indicates: AC joint; subscapularis, supraspinatus, biceps long head, infraspinatus, Teres minor, posterior capsule

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Anterior apprehension test

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Pos: facial expression, apprehension in the GH joint
Indicates: anterior GH instability

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Jobe relocation

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Expression of pain on face

Indication: anterior GH instability

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Fulcrum test

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Pos: apprehension
Indication: anterior instability

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Posterior apprehension test:

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Pos: apprehension

Indicates posterior GH instability

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Sulcus sign

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Pos: excessive inferior humeral translation with step off( sulcus) inferior to the acromion
Indications: multi- directional instability

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GH joint glide

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Pos: pain hyper/hypomobilty

Indicates GH joint instability/ adhesions labrum, joint capsule

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Load and shift

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Pos: ant. Or post. Translation greater 25% diameter of humeral
Indication: GH instability

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Feagin test

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Pos: sulcus sign
Indicates: ant/ inf GH instability, with or without labral tear

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Jerk test

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Pos: clunk, may be with or without pain
Indications: pos/ inf GH instability with or without labral tear

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Anterior drawer

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Pos: translation of humeral head relative to the scapula/ glenoid fossa… Apprehension
Indicates: anterior instability

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Clunk test

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Pos: a positive clunk/ grinding

Indications year of labrum/ apprehension if ant. Instability

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O’briens test

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Pos:deep ant. Shoulder pain, clicking or give way weakness or AC joint
Indication: anterosuperior labral or biceps anchor injury. Pain with internal rotation, slap lesion. AC jt with cross arm

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Compression rotation

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Position: Snapping/ catching
Indicates: labral tear.

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Grind test

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Grinding/ clunking sensation

Glenoid labral tear

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Crank test

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Pain or clicking

Glenoid labrum pathology

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Jerk test

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Clunk, with or without pain

Posterior/ inferior GH instability with/ without labral tear

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Anterior slide test

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Shoulder pain, pop or click under index finger

Slap lesion

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Passive flexion test

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Pos: pain or apprehension

Indicates: rotator cuff impingement

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Drop arm test

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Pos: arm does not lower smoothly, or increased pain will occurs during motion
Indicates: rotator cuff imp.

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Empty can test

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Pos: noted weakness and pain
Indicates: involvement of supraspinatus muscle and impingement or lesion

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Cross arm maneuver

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Pos: superior shoulder pain
Anterior shoulder pain posterior shoulder pain
Indication: AC subscapularis supra biceps lh infra Teres minor post cap

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Ne’er impingement

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Shoulder pain apprehension

Impingement of supraspinatus long head between greater tuberosity of humerus and AC or ca arch

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Hawkins Kennedy

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Shoulder pain apprehension

RC or post labral path internal Impingement

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Yergasons test

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Pain in area of bicipital groove or snapping

Bicipital tendinitis transverse ligament stretched torn subluxation tendon

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Speeds test

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Tenderness or pain bicipital groove

Bicipital tendenitis

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Ludington test

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Pos: pain inability to contract or deficit noted biceps

Bicipital tendinitis or rupture of long head

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Myotome

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A group of muscles innervated by a single nerve root

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C4

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Scapular elevation

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C5

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Shoulder abduction

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C6

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Elbow flexion and/ or wrist extension

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C7

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Elbow and/ or wrist flexion

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C8

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Thumb extension and/ or ulnar deviation

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T1

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Abduction and/or adduction of the hand intrinsics

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Biceps reflex

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Place the thumb over the biceps tendon and strike thumb with the reflex hammered (C5 through C6)

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Triceps reflex

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Triceps reflex had arm abducted and extended with the elbow flexed placing the triceps in a straight line C7

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