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physical examination of the shoulder

Clinical manifestations: - pain with shoulder movement, stiffness & limited range of motion suggest intrinsic shoulder disorder - shoulder pain with normal shoulder examination suggests referrred pain

Related

shoulder shoulder injury shoulder pain

Specific

Apley scratch test apprehension test biceps test clunk sign cross-arm test drop sign; drop-arm test external rotators test Hawkins's test Neer's test painful arc test relocation test rotator cuff impingement test/sign shoulder apprehension test Speed's test Spurling test (foraminal compression test) sulcus sign supraspinatus test; Jobe's test;empty can test Yergason's test

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physical examination technique

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 17 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2015
  2. Hegedus EJ, Goode AP, Cook CE et al Which physical examination tests provide clinicians with the most value when examining the shoulder? Update of a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Nov;46(14):964-78. Review. PMID: 22773322