Mill’s Test: Difference between revisions
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Key words: Lateral epicondylitis, Manual test, Mills test, Orthopedic elbow diagnosis.<br> In databases: PubMed, WebOfKnowledge, PEDro for verification of evidence quality<br><br> | |||
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Search Strategy[edit | edit source]
Key words: Lateral epicondylitis, Manual test, Mills test, Orthopedic elbow diagnosis.
In databases: PubMed, WebOfKnowledge, PEDro for verification of evidence quality
Purpose
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The purpose of Mill's Test is to assess the patient for lateral epicondylalgia, or tennis elbow.
Technique
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To perform Mill's test, the therapies palpates the patient's lateral eipcondyle with one hand, while pronating the patient's forearm, fully flexing the wrist, and extending the elbow.[1] Mill's test is considered positive when it reproduces pain in the lateral epicondyle.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Dutton, M. (2008). Orthopaedic: Examination, evaluation, and intervention (2nd ed.). New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.