Contents

Search


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