Biceps Squeeze Test
Purpose[edit | edit source]
The Biceps Squeeze Test is a Diagnostic test for distal biceps tendon rupture.
Technique[edit | edit source]
Step 1. Patient position in sitting with the forearm comfortably supported on the patient's lap.
Step 2. Elbow is flexed approximately 60-8- degrees (at this level of flexion stress on the brachialis minimizes and helps isolate the biceps from forearm supination).
Step 3. The forearm is slightly pronated and the examiner stands on the side of the limb to be examined.
Step 4. The examiner squeezed biceps brachii firmly with both hands, one hand on the myotendinous junction and the other around the muscle belly (As the biceps is squeezed, the muscle belly is drawn away from the underlying humerus, eliciting an anterior bow of the muscle).
Step 5. A positive test indicates the absence of supination of the forearm during the test shows a rupture of the distal biceps tendon.
