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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Shoulder Exam - ... Provocative Testing Supraspinatus ... - Drop Arm Test ... Testing #Maneuvers #RotatorCuff ... #ALiEM
Illustrations showing elements of a shoulder assessment. Also included on a shoulder assessment would be determination
joint tenderness, supraspinatus ... (In Speed's test ... , the arm is fully ... #PhysicalExam #RotatorCuff ... #Tendinopathy #Impingement
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... Passively adduct the shoulder ... #Test #Supraspinatus ... #Tear #Shoulder ... video #sports #msk
Drop Arm Test 1. Position patient's arm fully abducted so hand is over the head. 2.
Drop Arm Test 1. ... Ask patient to slowly ... If supraspinatus ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #DropArm #ALiEM
Hawkin's Test 1. Position arm in throwing position and flex forward 30 degrees. 2. Examiner internally
Hawkin's Test 1. ... Position arm in ... Ortho #Sports #Supraspinatus ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #Hawkin #ALiEM
Subacromial Impingement - Neer Test 1. With the arm fully pronated, the examiner raises the arm
Subacromial Impingement ... - Neer Test 1. ... With the arm fully ... #RotatorCuff #Neer ... #Test #ALiEM
Jobe's Test ("Empty Can" Test) 1. Position arm in scapular plane and point thumb down as
Position arm in ... pushes down on arm ... Ortho #Sports #Supraspinatus ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... EmptyCan #Jobe #ALiEM
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Syndrome - SITS Supraspinatus ... Causes: Calcific supraspinatus ... painful abduction of arm ... , empty can test ... diagnosis #sports #MSK
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Shoulder Impingement ... + Painful arc ... test - Pain at 60 ... pain + Hawkin's test ... signs #symptoms #msk
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... Cross-arm shoulder ... extension after cross-arm ... test 4. ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK