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Resisted AC Joint Extension Test (or the AC Resisted Extension Test) is used to help identify acromioclavicular joint pathology in both traumatic and non-traumatic/chronic overuse cases,<ref name="Miller book">Miller MD & Thompson SR. DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (4th Ed). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.</ref> and can be useful in helping differentiate between AC joint and impingement syndromes.<ref name="Frontera book">Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD (Jr). Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (3rd Ed). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.</ref> | Resisted AC Joint Extension Test (or the AC Resisted Extension Test) is used to help identify acromioclavicular joint pathology in both traumatic and non-traumatic/chronic overuse cases,<ref name="Miller book">Miller MD & Thompson SR. DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (4th Ed). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.</ref> and can be useful in helping differentiate between AC joint and impingement syndromes.<ref name="Frontera book">Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD (Jr). Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (3rd Ed). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.</ref> | ||
== Technique | == Technique == | ||
#The patient is seated with the therapist standing behind him/her | #The patient is seated with the therapist standing behind him/her<ref name="Cook Book">Cook CE & Hegedus EJ. Orthopedic Physical Examination Tests: An Evidence-Based Approach (2nd Ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.</ref> | ||
#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 | ||
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<br> '''Test Item Cluster:'''<br> This test can be combined with the Cross Body Adduction Test and [http://www.physio-pedia.com/O'Briens_Test O'Brien's Active Compression Test] as part of a cluster. | <br> '''Test Item Cluster:'''<br> This test can be combined with the [[Scarf Test|Cross Body Adduction Test]] and [http://www.physio-pedia.com/O'Briens_Test O'Brien's Active Compression Test] as part of a cluster. | ||
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Purpose[edit | edit source]
Resisted AC Joint Extension Test (or the AC Resisted Extension Test) is used to help identify acromioclavicular joint pathology in both traumatic and non-traumatic/chronic overuse cases,[1] and can be useful in helping differentiate between AC joint and impingement syndromes.[2]
Technique[edit | edit source]
- The patient is seated with the therapist standing behind him/her[3]
- 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
- A positive test is pain at the AC joint
Evidence[5][edit | edit source]
| Sensitivity (%) | 72 |
| Specificity (%) | 85 |
| Positive Predictive Value (%) | 20 |
| Negative Predictive Value (%) | 98 |
Test Item Cluster:
This test can be combined with the Cross Body Adduction Test and O'Brien's Active Compression Test as part of a cluster.
| Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Positive Predictive Value (%) | Negative Predictive Value (%) | |
| Positive in 3/3 | 25 | 97 | 31 | 96 |
| Positive in 2/3 | 81 | 89 | 28 | 99 |
| Positive in 1/3 | 0 | 74 | 17 | 100 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Miller MD & Thompson SR. DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (4th Ed). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
- ↑ Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD (Jr). Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (3rd Ed). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
- ↑ Cook CE & Hegedus EJ. Orthopedic Physical Examination Tests: An Evidence-Based Approach (2nd Ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.
- ↑ Resisted AC Joint Extension Test from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHdZQnV0KhU. Last accessed April 1, 2016.
- ↑ Chronopoulos E1, Kim TK, Park HB, Ashenbrenner D, McFarland EG. Diagnostic value of physical tests for isolated chronic acromioclavicular lesions. Am J Sports Med, 2004; 32(3): 655-61.
