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Ortho 1 special tests

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show The patient is positioned in supine with the arm in 90 degrees of abduction. The therapist laterally rotates the patientʼs shoulder. A positive test is indicated by a look of apprehension or a facial grimace prior to reaching an end point.  
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show sitting or standing with the elbow extended and the forearm supinated.  
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Speedʼs test The therapist places one hand over the   show
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Speedʼs test A positive test is indicated by   show
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Yergasonʼs test The patient is positioned in sitting with   show
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show forearm and the other hand over the bicipital groove. The patient is directed to actively supinate and laterally rotate against resistance.  
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Yergasonʼs test A positive test is indicated by   show
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show sitting or standing with the arm in 90 degrees of abduction. The patient is asked to slowly lower the arm to their side.  
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Drop arm test A positive test is indicated by   show
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Supraspinatus test The patient is positioned with the arm   show
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Supraspinatus test A positive test is indicated by   show
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show sitting with the elbow in 20 to 30 degrees of flexion.  
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Medial epicondylitis test   show
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show by pain in the medial epicondyle region and may be indicative of medial epicondylitis.  
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show slight flexion. The therapist taps with the index finger between the olecranon process and the medial epicondyle.  
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Tinelʼs sign A positive test is indicated by a   show
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Capillary refill test A positive test is indicated by   show
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show maximally and asks the patient to hold the position for 60 seconds  
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Phalenʼs test A positive test is indicated by   show
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show volar aspect of the patientʼs wrist. A positive test is indicated by tingling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and lateral half of the ring finger distal to the contact site at the wrist.  
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Tinelʼs sign A positive test may be indicative of   show
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show supine with the knee flexed to 20-30 degrees. The therapist stabilizes the distal femur with one hand and places the other hand on the proximal tibia. The therapist applies an anterior directed force to the tibia on the femur.  
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Lachman test A positive test is indicated by   show
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show the hip flexed and abducted to 30 degrees with slight medial rotation. The therapist medially rotates the tibia and applies a valgus force to the knee while the knee is slowly flexed.  
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Lateral pivot shift test A positive test is indicated by a   show
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Valgus stress test The patient is positioned in supine with the   show
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Valgus stress test A positive test is indicated by   show
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Varus stress test The patient is positioned in supine with the   show
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Varus stress test A positive test with the knee in   show
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Apleyʼs compression test The patient is positioned in prone with the   show
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Apleyʼs compression test A positive test is indicated by   show
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show knee fully flexed the therapist medially rotates the tibia and extends the knee.  
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McMurray test A positive test is indicated by a   show
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