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Introduction | == Introduction == | ||
When the IRLS or lift off test cannot be performed due to a deficit in range or pain the belly press test could be used to assess the subscapularis muscle. | When the IRLS or lift off test cannot be performed due to a deficit in range or pain the belly press test could be used to assess the subscapularis muscle. | ||
== Procedure == | |||
The subject is asked to press the abdomen with a flat hand as the arm is maintained in maximal internal rotation. | |||
== Inference == | |||
Test is positive if the elbow drops in the posterior direction, indicating a loss of internal rotation, with pressure being exerted only by shoulder extension and wrist flexion. | |||
Revision as of 18:40, 5 March 2021
Introduction[edit | edit source]
When the IRLS or lift off test cannot be performed due to a deficit in range or pain the belly press test could be used to assess the subscapularis muscle.
Procedure[edit | edit source]
The subject is asked to press the abdomen with a flat hand as the arm is maintained in maximal internal rotation.
Inference[edit | edit source]
Test is positive if the elbow drops in the posterior direction, indicating a loss of internal rotation, with pressure being exerted only by shoulder extension and wrist flexion.
