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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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O'brien Test

Examination type

Joint instability, cartilage integrity

Patient & Body Segment Positioning

Patient standing with elbow fully extended with shoulder flexed 90 degrees, adducted 10-15 degrees, and internally rotated so that the thumb faces downward (forearm in pronation)

Examiner Position

Standing behind or beside patient with one hand stabilizing the affected shoulder and the other hand placed on the extended arm to apply force

Performing the Test

Examiner applies eccentric force to flexed, adducted and pronated arm while patient tries to elevate arm. Procedure is performed a second time with the forearm in supination.

Tissues Being Tested

Superior Labrum

Positive Test

Pain elicited during first part of test with arm pronated but pain relieved or decreased during second maneuver with arm supinated

Interpretation

May indicate a SLAP lesion (superior labral tear from anterior-posterior)

Common errors in performing exam

Incorrect hand placement of examiner

Factors possibly resulting in misinterpretation

Other shoulder conditions such as impingement or rotator cuff tears

Related tests

Crank Test, Anterior slide test, Biceps Load Test, Biceps Tension Test, Labral Crank Test

References

Magee. Orthopedic Physical Assessment. 4^th Ed. 2002.

http://ajs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/30/6/806

Links:

http://ajs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/30/6/806

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