Written Final Flashcards
Athlete sitting or standing; push down on clavicle with your fingers while you stabilize the scapula
Piano key
What structure does the piano key test
Clavicle fracture, AC Spain
Positive piano key test
Pain, laxity
Athlete sitting or standing, heel of one hand on spine of scapula, heel of other hand on clavicle; squeeze
Compression/squeeze test
What structure does the compression/squeeze test test?
Clavicle fx, AC joint sprain
Compression/squeeze positive test
Pain, laxity
GH glide, load and shift positive test
Pain, laxity
Athlete supine, stabilize shoulder, load hand around humerus; pull and shift head anterior, posterior, inferior
GH glide, load and shift
What structure does the GH glide/ load and shift
GH joint sprain, dislocation
Athlete standing, stabilize shoulder, pull arm down; eyes on middle deltoid
Sulcus sign
What structure does sulcus sign test
GH joint sprain, dislocation
Positive test for sulcus sign
Gap under AC, sucking in
Athlete sitting or standing, passively put into ER with humerus parallel to the ground
Apprehension/crank test
What structure does the apprehension/crank test test
GH joint sprain, dislocation
Positive apprehension/crank test
Pain, apprehension
Test for serratus anterior and TOCS
Wall push up test
Wall push up positive test
Excessive winging
Athlete sitting or standing; passively put into shoulder flexion and elbow 90 degrees; passive IR arm
Hawkins’s Kennedy test
What structure does the Hawkins Kennedy test
Impingement
Hawkins’s Kennedy positive test
Pain or pinching
Athlete stands/sits or supine; passively put into IR and shoulder flexion
Neer’s
What structure does neers test for
Impingement
Neer’s positive test
Pain, pinching, weakness
Athlete sitting or standing, bring both arms up to 90 degrees flexion and 30 degrees of horizontal adduction. Tell athlete to hold and push arms down
Empty can
What structure does empty can test
Impingement, supraspinatus
Empty can positive test
Pain, pinching, weakness
Athlete sitting or standing. Actively go into full abduction then drop down and hold at 90
Drop arm
What structure does drop arm test
Impingement, supraspinatus
Drop arm positive test
Pain, pinching, weakness
Athlete sitting or standing; one hand on bicipital groove, other hand is resisting forearm into shoulder flexion
Speeds
What structure does speeds test
Bicipital tenosynovitis
Speeds positive test
Pain, weakness
Athlete sitting or standing; elbow at 90 degrees and forearm pronated, thumb on distal tendon, athlete attempts to supinate against resistance
Yergasons
What structure does yergasons test
Bicipital tenosynovitis
Yergasons positive test
Pain, weakness
Athlete lays on unaffected side
- Knee flexed at 90 degrees
- Lift top leg into abduction, slight hip extension
- Allow the affected leg to drop into adduction
Obers test
Positive obers test
If leg doesn’t drop= tight IT band
Place foot on the opposite extended knee of the painful SI joint
➢Apply pressure downward on the bent knee.
FABER’s/Patrick’s
FABER’s/Patrick’s positive test
Pain felt in hip or SI jt. = SI joint dysfunction
Athlete lies supine with legs together
➢ATC places on hand under athletes lumbar curve
➢One thigh is brought to the chest flattening the spine.
➢Return bent leg to extended position, lumbar curve should return.
Thomas test
Positive Thomas test
➢Positive Test: Extended thigh should be flat on the table, if not = tight hip flexor
Athlete lies supine with knees off table
Athlete brings one leg to their chest
Kendall’s test
Kendall’s positive test
Positive Test: If thigh comes off the table = tight hip flexor
Athlete stands, foot on the unaffected side is lifted
Look at the iliac crest to see if it stays level
Trendelenburg’s test
Trendelenburg’s positive test
Positive test: if unaffected side lowers
OR
If standing on leg and affected hip moves into abduction
= Weak abductors
Flexion adduction internal rotation
➢Procedure: Flex, adduct, and internally rotate the leg
FADIRs test
FADIRs positive test
➢Positive test: anterolateral hip pain
Place one hand on the lateral aspect of knee and the other on the medial aspect of the ankle
Apply a valgus force to the knee at 0 and 30 degrees
Valgus stress test
Valgus positive test
Positive Test: pn and laxity at the MCL
Place one hand on the medial aspect of the knee and the other on the lateral ankle
Apply a varus force to the knee at 0 and 30 degrees
Varus stress test