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Neer's test

Indications: - test for rotator cuff impingement Clinical significance: - forces rotator cuff against coracoacromial ligament worsening pain if inflammation or tear of the rotator cuff is present Procedure: - stabilize the scapula & with the thumb pointing down, passively flex the arm at the shoulder - pain is a positive test Interpretation: - positive with rotator cuff impingement

Related

shoulder pain

General

rotator cuff impingement test/sign

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
  2. University of Michigan Dept of Family Medicine Musculoskeletal Shoulder Examination: Neer's test (Video) http://sitemaker.umich.edu/fm_musculoskeletal_shoulder/neer_s_test
  3. Neer impingement sign http://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/article.asp?article=747