UE Special Tests Flashcards
1
Q
Anterior Instability tests
A
- apprehension test
- relocation
2
Q
posterior instability
A
- jerk test
3
Q
subacromial impingement
A
- hawkins-kennedy test
- neer test
- painful arc
- empty can test
4
Q
rotator cuff tears
A
- drop arm test
- ER lag sign
- infraspinatus muscle test
- hornblower sign
- IR lag sign
5
Q
AC joint
A
- horizontal adduction
- paxinos test (seated, thumb on posteriorlateral aspect of AC and finger on clavicle, pinch back and up)
6
Q
SLAP lesions
A
- O’Brien’s test
- biceps load II test
- anterior slide test
- compression rotation
7
Q
combination tests for SLAP lesion w/ high SN
A
Choose 2
1) compression-rotation test
2) Apprehension test
3) active compression test
8
Q
combination tests for SLAP lesion w/ high SP
A
1) Yergason test
2) biceps load II test
3) speed test
9
Q
combination of tests for impingement and rotator cuff tear
A
1) hawkins-kennedy test
2) painful arc test
3) infraspinatus muscle test
- impingement: at least 2 positive
- RCT: all 3 positive
10
Q
ULTT median nerve bias
A
- depress shoulder
- ABD shoulder 110
- extend elbow
- supinate forearm
- extend wrist and fingers
- ER shoulder
11
Q
ULTT radial nerve
A
- depress shoulder
- ABD shoulder 10
- IR shoulder
- extend elbow
- pronate forearm
- flex wrist and fingers
- move into slight shoulder ext and ABD
12
Q
ULTT ulnar nerve
A
- depress shoulder
- ABD shoulder 10-90 degrees
- ER shoulder
- pronate forearm
- flex elbow
- extend wrist and fingers
13
Q
O’Brien’s test
A
test for SLAP tear
- hands together out front, drop 1 arm then apply force downward on arm
