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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... after cross-arm test ... #Pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Tear of the Shoulder ... fully abduct the shoulder ... Pain, catching, ... #Tear #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Piriformis Test ... hip, stretching out ... Pain in the sciatic ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
+ Painful arc test ... - Pain at 60-120 ... + Hawkin's test ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #pathophysiology
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
pain: Diffuse throughout ... pain • Incr Shoulder ... painShoulder ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... stages #staging #msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Positive Drop Arm Test on Shoulder Exam - Supraspinatus Injury

Starting from 90 degrees of passive shoulder
release support and ask ... sudden drop or pain ... difficulty or pain ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #msk
Modified Hawkins Test for Shoulder Impingement

With the shoulder and elbow flexed at 90 degrees, internally rotate
Modified Hawkins Test ... The test is positive ... if there is pain ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Hawkins Kennedy Test for Shoulder Impingement

With the shoulder and elbow flexed at 90 degrees, internally rotate
Hawkins Kennedy Test ... The test is positive ... if there is pain ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Elbow extension → shoulder ... finger extension → shoulder ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT