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This test is commonly used to identify possible [[ | This test is commonly used to identify possible [[Impingement Syndromes|subacromial impingement syndrome]].<br> | ||
== Technique<br> == | == Technique<br> == | ||
The examiner places the patient's arm shoulder in 90 degrees of shoulder flexion with the elbow flexed to 90 degrees and then internally rotates the arm. The test is considered to be positive if the patient experiences pain with internal rotation.<ref>Flynn, T.W., Cleland, J.A., &amp;amp;amp; Whitman, J.M. (2008). User's guide to the musculoskeletal examination: Fundamentals for the evidence-based clinician. Buckner, Kentucky: Evidence in Motion</ref><br> | The examiner places the patient's arm shoulder in 90 degrees of shoulder flexion with the elbow flexed to 90 degrees and then internally rotates the arm. The test is considered to be positive if the patient experiences pain with internal rotation.<ref>Flynn, T.W., Cleland, J.A., &amp;amp;amp;amp; Whitman, J.M. (2008). User's guide to the musculoskeletal examination: Fundamentals for the evidence-based clinician. Buckner, Kentucky: Evidence in Motion</ref><br> | ||
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Purpose
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This test is commonly used to identify possible subacromial impingement syndrome.
Technique
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The examiner places the patient's arm shoulder in 90 degrees of shoulder flexion with the elbow flexed to 90 degrees and then internally rotates the arm. The test is considered to be positive if the patient experiences pain with internal rotation.[1]
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References
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- ↑ Flynn, T.W., Cleland, J.A., &amp;amp;amp; Whitman, J.M. (2008). User's guide to the musculoskeletal examination: Fundamentals for the evidence-based clinician. Buckner, Kentucky: Evidence in Motion
- ↑ online video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mSv7gLXyYg&feature=channel, last accessed 1/22/09
