MSPT I - PRACTICAL 1 Flashcards
(51 cards)
Apley’s Scratch Test
IR/Add/Ext –> T6
ER/Abd/Flex –> T2
Neer Impingement Test
Supraspinatus, biceps tendon
(+) Pain in face; reproduce symptom
Hawkins-Kennedy Impingement Test
Supraspinatus tendinosis, secondary impingement
(+) Pain
Posterior Interval Impingement Test
Rotator cuff pathology
(+) Pain posterior shoulder
Drop Arm Test
RCT
(+) Unable to lower slowly or pain
Empty and Full Can Test
Supraspinatus tear, suprascapular neuropathy
(+) Weakness or pain
Lateral Rotation Lag Sign
Infraspinatus/TM tear
(+) Cannot hold position; increased passive IR
Lift-off Test
Subscapularis tear, scapular instability
(+) Unable to lift hand away
(+) Increased ER when PT pushes on hand
Abdominal Compression Test
Subscapularis tear
(+) Unable to maintain pressure
(+) Extension of shoulder
Speed’s test
Biceps tendinitis/osis
(+) Increased tenderness in bicipital groove, especially in supination
(+) Profound weakness in resisted supination
Yergason’s Test
Torn transverse humeral lig
(+) Tendon subluxates
Tendinosis
(+) Tenderness in groove without dislocation
O’Brien Test
SLAP tear
(+) Pain or painful clicking inside shoulder with IR; decreased/eliminated with ER
Compression Rotation Test
Bankart or SLAP lesion
(+) Snapping or catching sensation
(+) Pain
Biceps Load Test
SLAP, bicipital tendinitis
(+) Increased apprehension, pain, or clunk
Crossover Impingement / Horizontal Adduction Test
ACJ or SCJ pathology
(+) Pain localized over joint
Load and Shift Test
Anterior/Posterior Shoulder Instability
(+) Excessive translation
Anterior Apprehension (Crank) Test
Anterior shoulder instability
(+) Pain, apprehension
Jobe Relocation Test
GH instability
(+) Loss of apprehension, decreased pain, further ER allowed
Surprise Test
GH instability, labral lesion, bicipital tendinosis
(+) Pain or humeral head dislocation
Sulcus Sign
Inferior instability, GH laxity
+) Sulcus between acromion and deltoid (unilateral
Posterior Apprehension Test
Posterior instability or dislocation
(+) Pain or apprehension
Lateral Distraction
Testing joint
Caudal glide
Increase abduction or reposition superior humeral head
Posterior glide
Increase flexion, IR
