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Special Test Descrip
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Valgus Stress Test - Knee | MCL - place hand on lateral knee joint push inwards causing pressure to be placed on the Medial Col ligement. |
| Varus stress test | LCL - Place the hand on the medial knee Joint and push laterally or outwards causing pressure to be placed on the lateral collateral ligament |
| Anterior drawer test | ACL - Push forward on the knee |
| Lachman's test | ACL - Lift the leg while applying pressure pushing down on the knee |
| Posterior drawer test | PCL - push posterior at the knee |
| Sag gravity drawer test | PCL supine ishial tuberosity sags when the knee is lifted 90 degrees gravity takes over tibialis and fibula sag |
| Clark's sign | Patellofemoral - tight quads - tap on patella apply pressure |
| Modified ober's test | IT band friction syndrome - layeral lnee pain- sideline lift leg up and backwards behind client drop it down behind the other leg and off the edge of the table. If it hovers it's positive for tight IT band |
| Noble compression test | IT band friction syndrome put on lateral knee bent and then straighten the knee while applying pressure to the lateral side |
| Apley's compression / distraction test | Meniscus - Prone position bend the knee hold the foot inflection while applying pressure down on the knee laterally and medially rotate |
| Mcmurray's test | Meniscus - Apply pressure to both sides of the ligament at the knee rotate the knee medially and laterally while knee is at 90 degrees If there is pain in both sides it is a ligament issue |
| Ankle drawer test | Lateral ankle sprain lift the calcaneus upwards |
| Talar tilt test | Lateral ankle sprain sideline inversion of the foot |
| Squeeze test | High ankle sprain squeeze test squeeze the medial and lateral side of the knee together to extend the tibia and fibia at the ankle |
| External rotation stress test | High ankle sprain dorsiflex the foot externally rotate |
| Interdigital squeeze test | Morton's neuroma squeeze the foot from the great toe to the baby toe in words if pain then positive for Morton's neuroma nerve compression |
| Morton's test | Pinching between the third and fourth metatarsal if pain positive for Morton's neuroma |
| Bone percussion metatarsals | Stress fractures in the metatarsal tapping on the bone of the medial side of the foot |
| Dorsiflexion e-version test | Tarsal tunnel syndrome for 20 to 30 seconds |
| Tinel's sign | Tarsal tunnel syndrome tap the side medial of the tarsals |
| Achilles tendon pinch test | Achilles tendon disorder if there is pain positive |
| Thompson's test | Achilles tendon rupture squeeze gas trucks If foot moves test is negative |
| Tibialis posterior compression test | Shin splints rap fingers behind tibia |
| Bone percussion test on the tibia | Stress fracture of the tibia if pain tested positive |
| Gapping pelvic distraction | SI joint rule out |
| Innominate rotation | Anterior posterior innominate rotation |
| Modified Thomas test | Anterior and posterior innominate rotation |
| Lateral pelvic tilt test | Lateral pelvic tilt right lateral tilt pelvic lower on right side left lateral tilt pelvic lower on left side |
| Supine to sit | Lateral pelvic tilt |
| Leg length measurement | Lateral pelvic tilt differentiate between structures versus functional leg length in equality |
| Pace abduction test | Piriformis |
| Piriformis test | Piriformis |
| Adson maneuver anterior scalings test | Cervical spine thoracic outlet syndrome hand out to the side lateral rotate head to the same side lift chin take a deep breath |
| Allen test medial scalings test | Thoracic outlet syndrome raise up arm 90 degrees laterally rotate head to opposite side |
| Military brace test Costo clavicular test | Thoracic outlet syndrome shoulders up back and down arms out in Titanic arms |
| Wright abduction test pectoralis minor test | Thoracic outlet syndrome arm over head I have the answer if arm goes numb or tingling in fingers test is positive |
| Spurling's test | Herniated disc apply pressure to head pressing down on head to shoulders |
| Cervical distraction test | Herniated disc pull up on head if symptoms go away tested positive for herniated disc |
| Slump test | Herniated disc arms behind back shoulders medially rotated head flexion leg extended out front dorsiflexion |
| Apley scratch test for shoulder | Frozen shoulder one hand raises up above behind your head the other one up and around behind your back try to touch your fingers |
| Drop arm test | Rotator cuff pathology raise arm slowly to the side 90 degrees lower your arm slowly hit their arm to see if it falls if positive they have a rotator cuff injury |
| Hawkins Kennedy impingement test | Shoulder impingement syndrome main tests hold arm Flex in front medially rotate in front of body if pain in shoulder test positive |
| Empty Can Test | Shoulder impingement syndrome pain on Supra spin atis arms out to the side and hug bring 30 degrees in words thumbs up like you're holding a can pour out the can firmly apply pressure to Arms if pain test positive |
| Near impingement test | Shoulder impingement syndrome |
| Speeds test | Bicipital tendinosis burn out in front in extension load hand meet resistance pointing to Elbow or pointing to shoulder indicates positive test for bicipital tendinosis |
| Crossover test | Shoulder separation separation is at the AC joint which equals a sprain cross your arm over your chest in adduction tendinosis takes time to occur |
| Tennis elbow lateral | Lateral epicondylitis |
| Golfer's elbow test medial | Medial epicondylitis |
| Elbow flexion test | Egyptian arms for cubital tunnel syndrome |
| Fromins sign the thumb test | Cubital tunnel syndrome and guyon's Canal syndrome |
| Pronator teres | Pronator teres syndrome handshake resist if pain test positive |
| Pinch grip test | Medial nerve pronator teres syndrome if weakness test positive |
| Phalen's test | Carpal tunnel syndrome hands in prayer nameste and reverse nameste |
| Tinel's sign | Carpal tunnel syndrome tap on wrist |
| Tethered median nerve stress test | Carpal tunnel syndrome Bend index finger back |
| Finkelstein test | Decor varian's tenosynovitis put your thumb in fist ulnar deviate |
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