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Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center

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Alphabetical Listing
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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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Cranial Nerve Assessment: XII. Hypoglossal

Examination type

Neurological

Patient & Body Segment Positioning

Patient needs to be in a comfortable position, either sitting or standing

Examiner Position

The examiner needs to be anterior to (in front of) the patient

Performing the Test

Ask the patient to stick out their tongue. Next have them move the tongue in all planes of movement (up, down, left, right). Finally, use a tongue depressor to apply resistance as the patient moves his tongue up, down, left, and right.

Tissues Being Tested

Cranial nerve XII. Hypoglossal nerve

Positive Test

Inability to stick tongue out straight, move in any direction, or weakness in movement in any direction

Interpretation

Intracranial involvement

Common errors in performing exam

Not applying resistance to movements; not checking first for deviation from center when sticking tongue out straight

Factors possibly resulting in misinterpretation

Make sure that the athlete understands what you are doing when performing the test

Related tests

Cranial nerve assessment

References

Booher M. James. Athletic Injury Assessment. 4^th edition. McGraw Higher Education 2000

Links:

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cn5.htm

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