Elbow

Question 1

Lateral Epicondylitis Test (Tennis Elbow) x3 REF: Magee (336 – 4th; 379 - 5th )

Answer 1

MILL’S TEST -passive
COZEN’S TEST - active
third digit extension- passive

Question 2

COZEN’S TEST - active Lateral Epicondylitis Test (Tennis Elbow)

Answer 2

The patient’s elbow is stabilized by the examiner’s thumb, which rests on the patient’s lateral epicondyle. The patient is then asked to make a fist, pronate the forearm, and radially deviate and extend the wrist while the examiner resists the motion. A positive sign is indicated by a sudden severe pain in the area of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. The epicondyle may be palpated to indicate the origin of the pain.

Question 3

MILL’S TEST -passive Lateral Epicondylitis Test (Tennis Elbow)

Answer 3

While palpating the lateral epicondyle,
the examiner passively pronates the patient’s forearm,
flexes the wrist fully, and extends the elbow (see
Fig. 6-20). A positive test is indicated by pain over
the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. This maneuver
also puts stress on the radial nerve and, in the presence
of compression of the radial nerve, causes symptoms
very similar to those of tennis elbow. 19 Electrodiagnostic
studies help differentiate the two conditions.

Question 4

third digit extension- passive Lateral Epicondylitis Test (Tennis Elbow)

Answer 4

The examiner resists extension of the
third digit of the hand distal to the proximal interphalangeal joint, stressing the extensor digitorum muscle and tendon. A positive test is indicated
by pain over the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.