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Resisted AC Joint Extension Test (or the AC Resisted Extension Test) is used to help identify an acromioclavicular joint pathology in both traumatic and atraumatic cases, and can be useful in helping differentiate between AC joint and impingement syndromes.
Resisted AC Joint Extension Test (or the AC Resisted Extension Test) is used to help identify an acromioclavicular joint pathology in both traumatic and atraumatic cases, and can be useful in helping differentiate between AC joint and impingement syndromes.


== Technique<ref name="Cook Book">Cook CE &amp; Hegedus EJ. Orthopedic Physical Examination Tests: An Evidence-Based Approach (2nd Ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.</ref>  ==
== Technique<ref name="Cook Book">Cook CE &amp;amp; Hegedus EJ. Orthopedic Physical Examination Tests: An Evidence-Based Approach (2nd Ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.</ref>  ==


#The patient is seated with the therapist standing behind him/her  
#The patient is seated with the therapist standing behind him/her  
#The patient's shoulder is positioned into 90 flexion and internal rotation, with the placed into 90 flexion  
#The patient's shoulder is positioned into 90 flexion and internal rotation, with the placed into 90 flexion  
#The therapist places his/her hand on the patient's elbow and asks him/her to horizontally abduct the arm against isometric resistance
#The therapist places his/her hand on the patient's elbow and asks him/her to horizontally abduct the arm against isometric resistance
#A positive test is pain at the AC joint


{{#ev:youtube|YHdZQnV0KhU}}<ref name="Youtube 1">Resisted AC Joint Extension Test from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHdZQnV0KhU. Last accessed April 1, 2016.</ref>
{{#ev:youtube|YHdZQnV0KhU}}<ref name="Youtube 1">Resisted AC Joint Extension Test from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHdZQnV0KhU. Last accessed April 1, 2016.</ref>

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Purpose[edit | edit source]

Resisted AC Joint Extension Test (or the AC Resisted Extension Test) is used to help identify an acromioclavicular joint pathology in both traumatic and atraumatic cases, and can be useful in helping differentiate between AC joint and impingement syndromes.

Technique[1][edit | edit source]

  1. The patient is seated with the therapist standing behind him/her
  2. The patient's shoulder is positioned into 90 flexion and internal rotation, with the placed into 90 flexion
  3. The therapist places his/her hand on the patient's elbow and asks him/her to horizontally abduct the arm against isometric resistance
  4. A positive test is pain at the AC joint

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Cook CE &amp; Hegedus EJ. Orthopedic Physical Examination Tests: An Evidence-Based Approach (2nd Ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.
  2. ↑ Resisted AC Joint Extension Test from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHdZQnV0KhU. Last accessed April 1, 2016.


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