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Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Neuropathy Elbow ... forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger ... external rotation → elbow ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Radial Nerve Wrist ... Radial Nerve Fingers ... Median Nerve Fingers ... #MuscleGroups #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... flexion, wrist ... consisting of finger ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #msk #sports #IRR
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral wrist ... dorsally and no longer ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Maudsley's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the wrist prone, the patient attempts extension of the
Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow ... ") With the wrist ... digitorum muscle and tendon ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Maudsley's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the wrist prone, resist extension of the 3rd digit,
Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow ... ") With the wrist ... digitorum muscle and tendon ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Cozen's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis

Cozen's test assesses for lateral epicondylitis. Lateral elbow pain with resisted wrist
Lateral elbow pain ... with resisted wrist ... Epicondylitis #elbow ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
makes a fist with fingers ... ulnar deviates the wrist ... pollicis brevis tendons ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Cozen's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)

The examiner should stabilize the elbow with patient's forearm fully
stabilize the elbow ... Lateral elbow pain ... with resisted wrist ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics