Special Tests (Shoulder) Flashcards
Questions over the different tests for different pathologies. Questions over which pathology each test tests for.
What are the different tests for impingment?
Neer Impingement Test
Hawkins-Kennedy Impingement
Yocum Test
Painful Arc Test
What are the different tests for rotator cuff integrity?
Drop Arm Test Empty Can test External Rotation Lag Sign Lift Off Test Internal Rotation Lag Sign Posterior Impingement Sign Hornblower's Sign
What are the different tests for biceps tears?
Speed’s Test
Yergason’s Test
What are the different tests for superior labral tears?
Clunk Test Crank Test Jerk Test O'Brien's Test (Active Compression) Anterior Slide Test Compression Rotation Test
What are the different tests for AC Joint Pathology?
O’Brien’s Test
Impingement/Horizontal Adduction Test
Acromioclavicular Resisted Extension Test
What are the different tests for anterior instability?
Load and Shift Test
Apprehension Test
Jobe Subluxation/Relocation Test
Rockwood Test
What are the different test for inferior and multidirectional instability?
Sulcus Sign
Feagin Test
What are the different tests for posterior instability?
Load and Shift Test
Posterior Apprehension or Stress Test
What does the Neer Impingement Test test for?
Overuse of the supraspinatus muscle and sometimes the biceps tendon
What does the Hawkins-Kennedy Impingement Test test for?
Subacromial impingement
What does the Yocum Test test for?
Subacromial impingement
What does the Painful Arc Test test for?
Subacromial impingment (however, if the pain is at end range it may indicate AC pathology)
What does the Drop Arm Test test for?
A tear of the rotator cuff complex
What does the Empty Can Test test for?
Supraspinatus tear or neuropathy of the tendon
What does the External Rotation Lag Sign test for?
Tear of the supraspinatus or infraspinatus