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Red flags include: Trauma, pain and weakness, or sudden loss of ability to actively raise the arm (with or without trauma): suspect acute rotator cuff tear. Any shoulder mass or swelling: suspect malignancy. Red skin, painful joint, fever, or the person is systemically unwell: suspect septic arthritis.

The special tests described in this review evaluate specific tendons of the rotator cuff. The Jobe's test and drop arm test evaluate the supraspintus whereas the lift-off test, passive lift-off, and external rotation lag signs assess the infraspinatus and teres minor.

Neer's Test. Hawkins / Kennedy Impingement Test. Painful Arc. Yocum's Test.

The patient performs active movements in all functional planes for the shoulder. This includes flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and internal and external rotation.

The examiner places the patient's arm shoulder in 90 degrees of shoulder flexion with the elbow flexed to 90 degrees and then internally rotates the arm. The test is considered to be positive if the patient experiences pain with internal rotation.

Neer's Test. Hawkins / Kennedy Impingement Test. Painful Arc. Yocum's Test.

A complete physical examination includes inspection and palpation, assessment of range of motion and strength, and provocative shoulder testing for possible impingement syndrome and glenohumeral instability.

Red flags include: Trauma, pain and weakness, or sudden loss of ability to actively raise the arm (with or without trauma): suspect acute rotator cuff tear. Any shoulder mass or swelling: suspect malignancy. Red skin, painful joint, fever, or the person is systemically unwell: suspect septic arthritis.

Red flags include: Trauma, pain and weakness, or sudden loss of ability to actively raise the arm (with or without trauma): suspect acute rotator cuff tear. Any shoulder mass or swelling: suspect malignancy. Red skin, painful joint, fever, or the person is systemically unwell: suspect septic arthritis.

The special tests described in this review evaluate specific tendons of the rotator cuff. The Jobe's test and drop arm test evaluate the supraspintus whereas the lift-off test, passive lift-off, and external rotation lag signs assess the infraspinatus and teres minor.

Inferior Drawer Test Or Feagin Test Assesses humeral head inferior subluxation. Place both hands along the proximal humerus over the deltoid and interlock your fingers. Apply an inferiorly directed force to the humerus and palpate for inferior movement, which is indicative of glenohumeral joint inferior instability.

Neer's Test. Hawkins / Kennedy Impingement Test. Painful Arc. Yocum's Test.

Evaluation of shoulder injuries includes detailed history, physical examination, and plain radiographs. Details of prior related conditions, co-morbid medical conditions, work history, mechanism of injury, and current symptoms should be obtained.

The patient performs active movements in all functional planes for the shoulder. This includes flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and internal and external rotation.

Special Tests for the Shoulder Exam Subacromial Impingement Syndrome. Hawkins Test. Neer's Test. Hawkins Test. ... Rotator Cuff Disease: Supraspinatus. Empty Can Test. Empty can test of shoulder” Drop Arm Test. ... Proximal Biceps Tendon Injuries. Yergason's Test. [9] Speeds Test.

The examiner places the patient's arm shoulder in 90 degrees of shoulder flexion with the elbow flexed to 90 degrees and then internally rotates the arm. The test is considered to be positive if the patient experiences pain with internal rotation.

The examiner must support the arm of the patient at the level of the elbow so that the upper extremity can be as much relaxed as possible. Then the examiner has to internally rotate the shoulder while at the same time perform a cross-body adduction of the arm. The test is positive if pain is elicited.

Neer's Test. Hawkins / Kennedy Impingement Test. Painful Arc. Yocum's Test.

A complete physical examination includes inspection and palpation, assessment of range of motion and strength, and provocative shoulder testing for possible impingement syndrome and glenohumeral instability.

Red flags include: Trauma, pain and weakness, or sudden loss of ability to actively raise the arm (with or without trauma): suspect acute rotator cuff tear. Any shoulder mass or swelling: suspect malignancy. Red skin, painful joint, fever, or the person is systemically unwell: suspect septic arthritis.

Inferior Drawer Test Or Feagin Test Assesses humeral head inferior subluxation. Place both hands along the proximal humerus over the deltoid and interlock your fingers. Apply an inferiorly directed force to the humerus and palpate for inferior movement, which is indicative of glenohumeral joint inferior instability.

Evaluation of shoulder injuries includes detailed history, physical examination, and plain radiographs. Details of prior related conditions, co-morbid medical conditions, work history, mechanism of injury, and current symptoms should be obtained.

Special Tests for the Shoulder Exam Subacromial Impingement Syndrome. Hawkins Test. Neer's Test. Hawkins Test. ... Rotator Cuff Disease: Supraspinatus. Empty Can Test. Empty can test of shoulder” Drop Arm Test. ... Proximal Biceps Tendon Injuries. Yergason's Test. [9] Speeds Test.

The examiner must support the arm of the patient at the level of the elbow so that the upper extremity can be as much relaxed as possible. Then the examiner has to internally rotate the shoulder while at the same time perform a cross-body adduction of the arm. The test is positive if pain is elicited.