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rotator cuff impingement test/sign
Indications:
- shoulder pain
- assessment of rotator cuff tendonitis
- assessment of rotator cuff tear
Procedure:
- forces rotator cuff against coracoacromial ligament worsening pain if inflammation or tear of the rotator cuff is present.
Related
rotator cuff tendonitis; impingement syndrome; painful arc syndrome; subacromial pain syndrome
rotator cuff; musculotendinous cuff
Specific
Hawkins's test
Neer's test
General
physical examination of the shoulder
References
Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed),
WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 739