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Shoulder Special Tests Flashcards

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Special tests for tendinopathy or partial thickness RTC tear

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  • Hawkins-Kennedy
  • Painful arc sign
  • Infraspinatus muscle test
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Describe Neer test

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  • Passive for the patient
  • Thumb down and move into shoulder flexion
  • Positive = reporting of concordant sign (painful area)
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Describe Hawkins-Kennedy test

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  • Hold pt arm in 90º ABD and pull across in front of their chest
  • Passively push into IR
  • Positive = reporting of concordant sign (painful area)
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Special tests for full thickness RTC tear

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  • Rent sign AKA trans-deltoid palpation test
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Special tests for supraspinatus full thickness RTC tear

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  • Drop arm test
  • ER lag sign
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Special tests for infraspinatus full thickness RTC tear

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  • Drop sign
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Special tests for tires minor full thickness RTC tear

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  • Hornblower’s sign
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Special tests for subscapularis full thickness RTC tear

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  • Lift off test
  • IR lag sign
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Describe drop arm test

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  • Test supraspinatus
  • Passively ABD shoulder to 90º
  • Let go & have patient slowly lower hand
  • Positive = inability to hold the arm/lower slowly
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Describe drop sign

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  • Test infraspinatus
  • Shoulder ABD to 90º & full ER with PT hand supporting elbow
  • Hold wrist into ER then let go
  • Positive = unable to hold the ER position
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Describe ER lag sign

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  • Test supra/infra spinatus
  • Position the arm in 20º scaption, flex elbow to 90º
  • Passively ER to near end range, hold elbow & let go of wrist
  • Positive = inability too maintain the shoulder in full ER position
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Describe horn blower’s test

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  • Test for terres minor
  • Shoulder ABD to 90º & full ER
  • Hold resistance into ER
  • Positive = unable to hold ER resistance
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Describe horn blower’s sign

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  • Test teres minor
  • Have patient actively bring arm into 90º shoulder ABD and flex elbow to touch fingers to mouth
  • Positive = inability to get into this position with the shoulder ABD to 90º
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Describe IR lag sign

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  • Test for subscapularis
  • Position with holding elbow & hand behind back, let go of hand
  • Positive = inability to keep test position
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Describe lift off test

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  • Test for subscapularis
  • Position hand at lumbar region actively & ask to lift hand off back
  • Positive = inability to lift hand off back
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Describe posterior impingement sign

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  • Position shoulder in >90-110º ABD, slight extension, & ER to end range
  • Positive = very specific deep posterior/superior pain
  • Symptom: pain during eccentric deceleration phase of the UE throwing or swinging
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Special tests for anterior/anterior inferior GH instability/Bankart labral tear

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  • Anterior slided (Kibler)
  • Active compression (O’Brian)
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Special tests for SLAP lesion

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  • Biceps load I & II
  • Anterior slide/Kibler test
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Special tests for posterior labral tear

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  • Kim test
  • Jerk test
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Describe Yergason test

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  • Patient standing or sitting with elbow at 90º flexion
  • Patient supinates forearm against examiner’s resistance (try to bring fingers to mouth motion)
  • During test palpate along the long heads of biceps tendon
  • Positive = pain at biceps tendon
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Describe Crank test

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  • Patient supine with shoulder ABD to 160º and elbow flexed to 90º
  • Apply compressive force to the humerus while repeatedly rotating it into IR/ER
  • Positive = click produced during the test
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Describe the anterior slide (Kibler) test

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  • Patient standing with hands on hips and thumbs facing posteriorly
  • Stabilize the scapula with one hand and apply anterior/superior force through the elbow tie the other hand
  • Positive = pain or click elicited in anterior shoulder
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Describe active compression test (O’Brien)

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  • Patient is standing with shoulder flexed to 90º with thumb pointed down
  • Apply resistance
  • Retest now with thumb up
  • Positive = pain or painful clicking when shoulder is in IR and less or no pain when shoulder is in ER
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Describe biceps load I/II

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  • Position patient in 90º shoulder ABD (I) and 90º elbow flexion & supination
  • Active resist elbow flexion
  • Positive = reproduction of concordant pain
  • Biceps load II patient is in 120º shoulder ABD instead of 90º
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Describe the Kim test
- Test for posterior labral tear - Grasp elbow & humerus position to 90º shoulder ABD, apply an axial load at a 45º elevation to the proximal humerus - Positive = sudden posterior shoulder pain
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Describe the Jerk test
- Test for posterior labral tear - Grasp scapula with one hand & elbow with the other - Elevate he shoulder to 90º with slight IR - Apply an axial lead & move from horizontal ABD to ASS - Positive = sharp pain w/ or w/o a clunk or click
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Extra-Articular conditions
- Long head biceps tendinopathy/tendinosis - AC joint pathology - Pain referred from elsewhere - Special tests do NOT exist that reach criterion level significance & clinical utility
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Special tests for long head biceps tendinopathy/tendinosis
- Yergason's - Speeds - Gilcreest palm up - Upper cut
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Describe Gilcreest palm up test
- Test for long head biceps tendinopathy/tendinosis - Patient moves their shoulder into max flexion with thumb up and then maximally ER while slowly lowering their arm down in ABD
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Describe upper cut
- Test for long head biceps tendinopthy/tendinosis - Patient makes a fist & the examiner covers the first with the opposite hand & resist a fast upper cut motion - Positive = pain in anterior shoulder - Upper cut as screening test and Ferguson as confirmation in new study
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Describe speeds test
- Test for long head biceps tendinopathy/tendinosis - Patient elevates humerus to 90 with elbow extended & forearm in supination - Patient holds this position while the examiner applies resistance against elevation - Positive = if pain is elicited in the bicipital groove area
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Special tests for AC joint
- AC resisted extension - Cross body ADD - Active compression (O'Brian's)
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Describe AC resisted extension test
- Test for AC joint - Patient seated with shoulder at 90º flexion & slight IR - Examiner resists horizontal ABD plus extension - Positive = pain at the AC
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Describe the cross body ADD test
- Test for AC joint - Patient seated with shoulder at 90º flexion & slight IR placing hand on contralateral shoulder - Examiner grasps elbow & passively moves shoulder into horizontal ADD - Positive = pain at the AC
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Special tests for shoulder instability
- Sulcus sign - Load & shift - Apprehension - Relocation - Surprise test
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Illness script for shoulder instability
- Younger, contact sports - Most frequent is anterior dislocation - Multidirectional instability if 2 or more directions
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Describe sulcus sign
- Position sitting with slight ER, examiner grasps forearm & distracts the shoulder - Observation for space to appear between humeral head & AC joint
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Describe load and shift test
- Patient sitting, PT stabilize the scapula & coracoid then finger & thumb grasp the humeral head - Load and shift the humeral head anteriorly - Positive = excessive motion >50% humeral head diameter
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Describe apprehension test
- Patient supine examiner passively abducts to 90º & ER humerus to end range - Positive = patient complains of pain or instability
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Describe relocation & surprise test
- Relocation: back off the end range apprehension test position & the examiner adds support of a posterior directed GHJ glide & then add more ER - Surprise: progress the above by removing your proximal hand; Positive = if apprehension comes back or a sublux/dislocation is felt
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Adhesive capsulitis illness script
- Age ≥50 - Females more than males - Endocrine disorders: DM, thyroid - Capsular pattern of limitation ER>ABD>IR (ER limited the most)
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Phases of adhesive capsulitis
- Painful -> freezing -> thawing - Pain -> severe night pain -> stiff pain at end range -> stiff minimal pain - Pain > stiff -> stiff > pain
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CPR for OMPT (orthopedic manual physical therapy) for shoulder pain
- Pain free shoulder flexion <127º - Shoulder IR <53º at 90º ABD - negative Neer's impingement - Not taking pain medications for the shoulder - Duration of symptoms <90 days
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Describe the Mulligan concept of mobilization with movement
-Patient must have ability to actively move the segment for MOST techniques. - Patient must be able to tolerate at least gentle manual pressure during the movement. - Ideally patient will be able to cognitively comply with self-mobilization techniques for home program, or a family member be able to assist. - Multiple physiological mechanisms of action, but simply put, repositioning the joint assists with proprioception and mechanoreceptor inhibition/activation as indicated, and then the physiological movement serves to re-educate and reprogram the neural loop for correct muscle recruitment and control.
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