Shoulder tests: Introductory video (Hello from team physio learner)

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Neer’s test
•Position of the patient: patient is standing or sitting upright.
•The test: the examiner will passively elevate the pronated arm of the patient above the level of the shoulder.
•Positive finding: pain at the anterolateral aspect of the shoulder indicates sub-acromial impingement.

Jobe test/Empty can test
•Position of the patient: patient is standing or sitting upright. The arm should be anteriorly flexed at the level of the shoulder. Fully pronate the arm into “empty can position”
•The test: the patient should resist the downward force applied on the forearm by the examiner.
•Positive findings: pain or weakness indicates a supraspinatus tendon lesion.

Acromioclavicular shear test(A C Shear test)
•Position of the patient: patient is standing or sitting upright with the arm fully relaxed.
•The test: the examiner will cup clavicle and spine of scapula and pressure is applied.
•Positive findings: pain or abnormal movement of the acromioclavicular joint.

Drop arm test:
•Position of the patient: patient is standing or sitting upright.
•The test: the patient is asked to hold the affected arm in abduction at the level of the shoulder then smoothly adduct the arm.
•Positive findings: a patient who is suffering from a rotator cuff tear can lower the arm smoothly to the side. A patient suffering from a rotator cuff tear will not be able to hold the arm in abduction and the arm will drop rapidly.

Belly press test:
•Position of the patient: patient is standing with the hand of the affected arm at rest against the stomach with the elbow anterior to the midaxillary line.
•The test: the patient is then asked to press the belly using the affected arm without moving the elbow.
•Positive findings: failure to maintain the elbow anterior to the midaxillary line while pressing against the belly indicates predominantly an infraspinatus tendon tear.