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UE - ELBOW TESTS

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Standing, forward flexion 90° + internal rotation of shoulder, Hawkins Kennedy test
Hand rests on opposite shoulder, elbow elevation Yocum’s test
Straight arm test/Biceps tendon test, elbow extended, resist forward flexion with forearm supinated then pronated Speed’s test
Indication of bicipital paratenonitis/tendinosis with tenderness in bicipital groove Speed’s test
Elbow flexed 90° stabilized against thorax, resist forearm supination and ER Yergason’s test
Indication of bicipital paratenonitis/tendinosis with tenderness in bicipital groove Yergason’s test
Positive pop out felt indicating torn transverse humeral ligament Yergason’s test
Patient clasps hands behind head, contracts/relaxes biceps, PT palpates tendon Luddington’s test
Indication of rupture of biceps long head tendon Luddington’s test
Actively resist elbow flexion with pronated forearm Heuter’s Sign
Indication of disrupted distal biceps Heuter’s Sign
Step 1: resist arm elevation with shoulder neutral (thumbs up), Step 2: resist elevation with shoulder angled forward + IR (thumbs down) Supraspinatus/Empty Can test
Indication of supraspinatus tear or suprascapular neuropathy Supraspinatus/Empty Can test
Passively abduct arm, actively lower arm Drop Arm test
Indication of rotator cuff complex tear Drop Arm test
Standing, hand over mid lumbar/back pocket, actively lift hand away Lift-off Sign
Indication of subscapularis lesion/torn subscapularis Lift-off Sign
Standing, therapist’s hand over patient’s abdomen, press abdomen and move elbow forward Abdominal Compression test (Belly press/ Napoleon’s test)
Indication of subscapularis tear Abdominal Compression test (Belly press/ Napoleon’s test)
Active + resist wrist extension with fist, radial deviation, forearm pronation Cozen’s test
Indication of lateral epicondylitis/tennis elbow Cozen’s test
Passive wrist flexion, elbow extension, forearm pronation Mill’s test
Indication of lateral epicondylitis/tennis elbow Mill’s test
Active + resist extension of middle finger Maudsley’s test
Indication of lateral epicondylitis/tennis elbow Maudsley’s test
Passive wrist and elbow extension Medial Epicondylitis test
Indication of golfer’s elbow Medial Epicondylitis test
Apply valgus stress/abduction stress at elbow Ligamentous Valgus Stress test
Indication of medial collateral ligament laxity Ligamentous Valgus Stress test
Apply varus/adduction stress at elbow Ligamentous Varus Stress test
Indication of lateral collateral ligament laxity Ligamentous Varus Stress test
Tap area between olecranon and medial epicondyle Tinel’s Sign (elbow)
Indication of nerve regeneration in ulnar nerve Tinel’s Sign (elbow)
Therapist passively abducts fingers, patient actively adducts Wartenberg Sign
Indication of ulnar neuropathy Wartenberg Sign
Actively full elbow flexion, shoulder abducted 90°, wrist extension, shoulder depression, hold 3–5 minutes Elbow flexion test
Indication of cubital tunnel syndrom Elbow flexion test
positive = pain due to impingement Hawkin's Kenedy Test
positive = pain due to impingement Yocum's Test
positive = tenderness in bicipital groove Speed's test, Yergason's Test
positive = no palpable contraction Luddington's test
positive = no supination Heuter's Sign
positive = pain/weakness Supraspinatus/Empty Can Test
positive = pain Mill's Test, Maudsley's Test, Medial Epicondylitis Test
positive = unable to perform or severe pain Drop Arm Test
positive = tingling in ulnar nerve distribution Tinel's sign (Elbow)
positive = little finger remains abducted Wartenberg Sign
positive = tingling in ulnar nerve distribution Elbow Flexion Test
positive = unable to perform Lift Off Sign, Abdominal Compression Test
Created by: ly8li
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