Wrist and Hand tests Flashcards
Finkelsteins Test
De Quervains tenosynovitis (paratendonitis of the abductor pollicis longus and or extensor pollicis brevis
Bunnel-Littler Test
Joints or intrinisic tightness at PIP joints
Differentiates between tight capsule and tight intrinsic muscles
If flexion limited = capsule tightness
if more PIP flexion with MCP flexion=intrinsic muscles tight
Tight Retinacular Test
Tightness around proximal interphalangeal joint
Ligamentous instability Tests
ligament laxity or restriction
Froments Test
Ulnar Nerve dysfunction
Tinels sign
Carpal tunnel compression of median nerve
Phalens Test
Carpal tunnel compression of median nerve
Two point discrimination test
level of sensory information within hand that correlates with functional ability to perform certain tasks involving grasp
Allens Test
Vascular compromise
Positive finding = abnormal filling of blood
Flick test
carpal tunnel syndrome
