Week 0 Special Test Flashcards
Yergason’s Test
Integrity of transverse ligament (shd)
Speed’s Test
Identify bicipital tendinosis/ tendinopathy
Neer’s Impingement Test
For impingement of supraspinatus and
biceps tendon
Empty Can/ Jobe Test
Identify tear/ impingement of supraspinatus
tendon or suprascapular nerve neuropathy
Dop Arm Test
Also known as Codman’s test. Identify tear/
full rupture of rotator cuff
Posterior Internal Impingement Test
To identify impingement between rotator
cuff and greater tuberosity or posterior glenoid and labrum
Hawkins-Kennedy Impingement Test
Identify sub-acromial impingement
Horn Blower’s Sign
rotator cuff tear involving the teres minor
Active Compression Test of O’Brien
To detect SLAP or superior Labral lesion
Biceps Load Test
To check the integrity of the superior labrum
Lateral Rotation Lag Sign
To test the teres minor and infraspinatus
Abdominal Compression Test
check the subscapularis Muscle (belly press)
Lift Off Sign
lesion of the subscapularis muscle
Jerk Test
To test recurrent posterior instability
Sulcus Sign
to test for inferior shoulder instability
Pectoralis Major Contracture Test
identify tightness of pectoralis major
Halstead Maneuver
identify pathology of structures that pass through thoracic inlet
Clunk Test
Identifies glenoid labrum tear
Anterior Apprehension/ Crank Test
identify past anterior dislocation of shoulder
Posterior Apprehension Sign
To identify past history of posterior shoulder dislocation
Acromioclavicular Shear Test
Identify dysfunction of AC joint such as arthritis, separation
Adson’s Test
Identify pathology of structures that pass through thoracic inlet
Costoclavicular Syndrome Test
Identify pathology of structures that pass through thoracic inlet
Wright (Hyperabduction) Test
Identify pathology of structures that pass through thoracic inlet
Roos Test
Identify pathology of structures that pass through thoracic inlet
Ligament Instability Test
identify ligament laxity or restriction
Lateral Epicondylitis Test
identify lateral epicondylopathy (tennis elbow test)
Mill’s Test
Identify lateral epicondylopathy
Maudsley’s Test
Identify lateral epicondylopathy
Elbow flexion Test
Identify cubital tunnel syndrome
Medial Epicondylitis Test
Identify medial epicondylopathy (golfer’s elbow test)
Tinel”s Sign
identifies dysfunction of ulnar nerve at olecranon
Pronator Teres Syndrome Test
Identify median nerve entrapment within pronator teres
Finkelstein’s Test
determine the presence of de Quervain disease, a paratenonitis in the thumb
Bunnel-Littler Test
Identifies tightness in structures surrounding the MCP joint
Tight Retinacular Test
Identify tightness around PIP joint
Froment’s Sign
Identify ulnar nerve dysfunction
Wartenberg Sign
identify ulnar nerve neuropathy
Hoffman’s Sign
Indicate upper motor neuron dysfunction
Thumb Grind Test
Identify degenerative joint disease in the metacarpophalangeal or meatacarpotrapezial joint
Murphy’s Sign
Identify lunate dislocation
Phalen’s Test
Identify carpal tunnel compression of median nerve