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Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... extension and wrist ... consisting of finger ... #Reflex #neurology ... #orthopedics #msk
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... test itself involves ... thumb on the same hand ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam
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 ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
flexor reflex) ... indicating cervical injury ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #sports
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 ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... aracteristic "claw hand ... spared in this injury ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Fully flex wrists ... and adduct dorsal ... surfaces of hands ... #Wrist #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Fully flex wrists ... and adduct dorsal ... surfaces of hands ... #Wrist #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... Awareness • Injury ... flexed at the elbow ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Mill's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the elbow fully extended and forearm pronated, passively flex
fully extended and ... pronated, passively flex ... the wrist while ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics