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43 Cards in this Set
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apprehension test |
glenohumeral instability shoulder abducted and elbow flexed to 90 force arm into external rotation |
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sulcus sign |
glenohumeral instability grasp patient elbow and apply inferior traction + = indentation appears in/beneath acromion |
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Yergason test |
unstable bicipital tendon/subluxation, bicipital tendonitis patient arm at side with elbow flexed to 90 one hand palpates bicipital groove, other hand grasps patient wrist patient supinates and externally rotates |
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Speed's test |
bicipital tendonitis (long head) patient arm forward-flexed to 50, hand supinated, elbow flexed to 15 resist at forearm while patient forward-flexes shoulder |
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Neer Impingement |
subacromial bursa or rotator cuff impingement stabilize patient shoulder and passively flex shoulder to fully flexed positon |
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Hawkin's test |
rotator cuff impingement flex arm and elbow to 90 passively rotate humerus into internal rotation |
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empty can test |
rotator cuff pathology (supraspinatus) elevate patient's arms to 90 and internally rotate press down on forearms while patient resists |
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Drop-Arm test |
full thickness tear of supraspinatus patient abducts arm to 90, then slowly drops it |
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Golfer's Elbow test |
medial epicondylitis anterior forearm/flexor compartment patient elbow flexed to 90, supinated one hand under forearm, other over wrist patient flexes wrist (pain around medial epicondyle) |
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Tennis Elbow test |
lateral epicondylitis posterior forearm/extensor compartment patient elbow flexed to 90, forearm pronated one hand under forearm, other over hand patient extends wrist |
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Valgus Stress test |
injury to UCL arm slightly abducted, externally rotated, supinated, flexed to 30 slight medially directed values stress to elbow |
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Varus Stress test |
injury to LCL arm slightly abducted, internally rotated, elbow flexed to 15 slight varus stress to elbow |
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Tinel's sign (wrist) |
entrapment of median n. or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome tap over transverse carpal ligament |
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Phalen's sign |
entrapment of median n. or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome dorsal aspects of patient's hands together and forced into wrist flexion, hold 60 sec |
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Finkelstein's test |
DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis patient makes fist encompassing thumb and ulnar deviates wrist |
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Hip Scour |
labral or articular cartilage pathology central compartment patient hip flexed and externally rotated load into socket and articulate through annular ROM |
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FABER apprehension |
anterior laboral pathology central compartment patient's hip flexed, abducted, externally rotated induce further external rotation by applying posterior force at knee |
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Ely's test |
rectus femoris contracture peripheral compartment patient prone passively flex patient's knees (+) = ipsilateral hip raises off table |
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Rectus Femoris test |
rectus femoris contraction ipsilaterally peripheral compartment patient supine one hip flexed up to chest, other leg bent over edge of table (+) = knee flexion < 90 |
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Ober's test |
IT band contracture lateral compartment patient lateral recumbent abduct extended top leg, then lower it to table while stabilizing hip |
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Trendelenburg |
contralateral gluteus medius weakness (superior gluteal n.) lateral compartment patient lifts one foot off ground (+) = hip drops, opposite side pathology |
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FABER Patrick's (lateral) |
gluteus medius pathology lateral compartment patient hip flexed, abducted, externally rotated (4) brace contralateral ASIS, patient externally rotates/abducts against resistance |
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FABER Patrick's (anterior) |
iliopsoas insufficiency or pathology patient's hip flexed, abducted, externally rotated (4) brace contralateral ASIS, patient internally rotates/adducts against resistance |
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Thomas test |
hip flexor contraction anterior compartment patient supine knees to chest, one leg lowered to test hip flexor flexibility |
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Apley Distraction test |
collateral ligament damage |
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Valgus Stress test (knee) |
MCL disruption |
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Varus Stress test |
LCL disruption |
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Anterior Drawer test (knee) |
ACL insufficiency |
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Posterior Drawer test (knee) |
PCL deficiency, posterior capsular injury or disruption |
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Anterior Drawer test (ankle) |
ATF ligament pathology/tear |
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Talar Tilt test |
calcaneofibular ligament pathology/tear and some ATF |
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Squeeze test |
syndesmosis pathology (high ankle sprain) |
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Homan's sign |
thrombophlebitis or acute venous thrombosis |
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Thompson test |
Achilles tendon rupture |
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ankle special tests |
anterior drawer test talar tilt test squeeze test Thompson test Homan's sign |
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knee special tests |
Apley compression (grind) test Apley distraction test valgus stress test varus stress test anterior drawer test posterior drawer test |
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hip anterior compartment special tests |
FABER Thomas test |
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hip lateral compartment special tests |
Ober's test Trendelenburg FABER |
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hip peripheral compartment special tests |
Ely's test rectus femoris test |
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hip central compartment special tests |
scour FABER (apprehension) |
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elbow special tests |
golfer's elbow test tennis elbow test valgus stress test varus stress test |
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wrist special tests |
Tinel's sign Phalen's sign Finkelstein's test |
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shoulder special tests |
apprehension test sulcus sign Yergason test Speed's test Neer impingement Hawkin's test empty can test drop-arm test |
