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Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center

Examination Links:

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Alphabetical Listing
of Examinations
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Head

Cervical Spine

Thoracic Spine

Lumbar Spine

Shoulder

Elbow & Radioulnar

Wrist

Hand & Fingers

Sacroiliac Joint

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Ipsilateral Prone Kinetic Test
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FABER Test
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Passive Extension & Internal 
Rotation of Ilium on Sacrum

Passive Flexion & External 
Rotation of Ilium on Sacrum

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Passive External Rotation 
of Hip
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Pelvic Rocking Test
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Gapping Test
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Prone Gapping (Hibb's) Test
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Approximation Test
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Squish Test
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Sacroiliac Rocking Test
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Sacral Apex Pressure Test
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Torsion Stress Test
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Femoral Shear Test
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Superoinferior Symphysis
Pubic Stress Test

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Piedallu's Sign
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Flamingo Maneuver or Test
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Gaenslen's Sign
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Mazion's Pelvic Maneuver
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Yeoman's Test
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Sit-up Test
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Hip & Thigh

Knee

Lower Leg

Ankle

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Foot
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Morton Test
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Range of Motion
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Goniometry
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Manual Muscle Testing
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Reflexes
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Vital Signs
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Body Composition
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Apprehension Test

Examination type

Ligamentous special test

Patient & Body Segment Positioning

Position the patient supine in a relaxed position near the edge of the examination table so that their involved shoulder is able to externally rotate without having interference from the table. The involved limb should be placed in 90 degrees of abduction, 90 degrees of elbow flexion with the forearm in neutral.

Examiner Position

The examiner places grabs with one hand, around the proximal wrist while the other grasps the elbow. Support the patient's humerus at the elbow with the shoulder abducted 90 degrees and the elbow flexed 90 degrees with forearm in neutral position

Tissues Being Tested

Primarily the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament as well as the anterior glenohumeral ligaments.

Description of Test being performed and Positive Test

Gently and gradually externally rotate the shoulder maintaining hand position. If the patient has had a recent anterior dislocation or subluxation of the glenohumeral joint, apprehension or discomfort will occur as the shoulder approaches 90 degrees of external rotation. Also note the subject's facial expressions which may also indicate apprehension.

Interpretation

This test attempts to reproduce the subject's mechanism by placing the limb in the correct position and creating a movement that recreates the subject's episode of anterior shoulder instability.

Common errors in performing exam

Do not cause an actual anterior dislocation when externally rotating the arm

Factors possibly resulting in misinterpretation

Subject may not be able to relax sufficiently to perform the test correctly. Evidence of apprehension experienced by the patient does not necessarily indicate anterior shoulder dislocation pathology

Related tests

Posterior Apprehension Test, Relocation/Jobe Test, Anterior Instability Test, Anterior Translation Test

References

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What the Results Suggest

How the Test is Performed

DESCRIPTION OF TEST BEING PERFORMED

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