NPTE all Special Tests
Yergason'sATestA-
AAnswerATestsAIntegrityAofAtransverseAligament;AmayAalsoAidentifyABicipitalAtendonosis
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ptAsittingAwithAshoulderAinAneutralAstabilizedAbyAtrunkAandAelbowAatA90AforearmApronated
-PTAresistAsupinationAandAERAofAshoulder
-tendonAofAbicepsAlongAheadAwillA"pop-
out"AofAgroove.AMayAalsoAreproduceApainAinAlongAheadAofAbicepsAtendon
Speed'sATestA-AAnswerAIdentifiesABicipitalAtendonosis/tendonopathy
-ptAsittingAorAstandingAwithAupperAlimbAinAfullAextensionAandAforearmAsupinated
-PTAresistAshoulderAflexio
-reproducesAsymptomsA(pain)AinAlongAheadAofAbicepsAtendon
Neer'sAimpingementAtestA-
AAnswerAImpingementAofAsoftAtissueAstructuresAofAshoulderAcomplexA(longAheadAofAbicepsA
andAtheAsupraspinatusAtendon)
-ptAsittingAandAshoulderAisApassivelyAIRAthenAfullyAabducted
-reproducesAsymptomsAofApainAwithinAshoulderAregion
EmptyAcanAtest
(SupraspinatusAtest)A-
AAnswerAImpingementAofAtheAsupraspinatusAtendonAorApossibleAsuprascapularAnerveAneurop
athy
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ptAisAsittingAwithAshoulderAatA90AandAnoArotationAandAresistAshoulderAabduction;AthenApla
ceAshoulderAinAemptyAcanAposition,AIRAandA30AhorizontalAadduction
-compareApositions
, -reproducesApainAinAsupraspinatusAtendonAand/orAweaknessAwhileAinAemptyAcanAposition
DropAarmAtestA-AAnswerATearAorAruptureAofArotatorAcuffAmuscles
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ptAsittingAwithAshoulderApassivelyAabductedAtoA120;AinstructedAtoAslowlyAbringAarmAtoAsid
e
-PTAguardsAarmAfromAfalling
-positiveAtestAisAptAunableAtoAlowerAarmAtoAside
PosteriorAinternalAimpingementAtestA-
AAnswerAImpingementAofArotatorAcuffAmusclesAbetweenAtheAgreaterAtuberosity
-ptAsupine
-PTAmovesAarmAatA90AdegreesAabduction,AmaximalAexternalArotationAandA15-
20AhorizontalAadduction
-reproductionAofApainAinAposteriorAshoulderAduringAtest
ClunkAtestA-AAnswerAGlenoidAlabrumAtear
-ptAsupineAwithAarmAinAfullAabduction
-PTApushAhumeralAheadAanteriorAwhileArotatingAhumerusAexternally
-audibleAclunkAisAheardAduringAtest
AnteriorAapprehensionAtestA-AAnswerAHistoryAofAanteriorAshoulderAdislocation
-ptAsupineAwithAshoulderAinA90Aabduction
-PTAslowlyAtakesAshoulderAtoAER
Yergason'sATestA-
AAnswerATestsAIntegrityAofAtransverseAligament;AmayAalsoAidentifyABicipitalAtendonosis
-
ptAsittingAwithAshoulderAinAneutralAstabilizedAbyAtrunkAandAelbowAatA90AforearmApronated
-PTAresistAsupinationAandAERAofAshoulder
-tendonAofAbicepsAlongAheadAwillA"pop-
out"AofAgroove.AMayAalsoAreproduceApainAinAlongAheadAofAbicepsAtendon
Speed'sATestA-AAnswerAIdentifiesABicipitalAtendonosis/tendonopathy
-ptAsittingAorAstandingAwithAupperAlimbAinAfullAextensionAandAforearmAsupinated
-PTAresistAshoulderAflexio
-reproducesAsymptomsA(pain)AinAlongAheadAofAbicepsAtendon
Neer'sAimpingementAtestA-
AAnswerAImpingementAofAsoftAtissueAstructuresAofAshoulderAcomplexA(longAheadAofAbicepsA
andAtheAsupraspinatusAtendon)
-ptAsittingAandAshoulderAisApassivelyAIRAthenAfullyAabducted
-reproducesAsymptomsAofApainAwithinAshoulderAregion
EmptyAcanAtest
(SupraspinatusAtest)A-
AAnswerAImpingementAofAtheAsupraspinatusAtendonAorApossibleAsuprascapularAnerveAneurop
athy
-
ptAisAsittingAwithAshoulderAatA90AandAnoArotationAandAresistAshoulderAabduction;AthenApla
ceAshoulderAinAemptyAcanAposition,AIRAandA30AhorizontalAadduction
-compareApositions
, -reproducesApainAinAsupraspinatusAtendonAand/orAweaknessAwhileAinAemptyAcanAposition
DropAarmAtestA-AAnswerATearAorAruptureAofArotatorAcuffAmuscles
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ptAsittingAwithAshoulderApassivelyAabductedAtoA120;AinstructedAtoAslowlyAbringAarmAtoAsid
e
-PTAguardsAarmAfromAfalling
-positiveAtestAisAptAunableAtoAlowerAarmAtoAside
PosteriorAinternalAimpingementAtestA-
AAnswerAImpingementAofArotatorAcuffAmusclesAbetweenAtheAgreaterAtuberosity
-ptAsupine
-PTAmovesAarmAatA90AdegreesAabduction,AmaximalAexternalArotationAandA15-
20AhorizontalAadduction
-reproductionAofApainAinAposteriorAshoulderAduringAtest
ClunkAtestA-AAnswerAGlenoidAlabrumAtear
-ptAsupineAwithAarmAinAfullAabduction
-PTApushAhumeralAheadAanteriorAwhileArotatingAhumerusAexternally
-audibleAclunkAisAheardAduringAtest
AnteriorAapprehensionAtestA-AAnswerAHistoryAofAanteriorAshoulderAdislocation
-ptAsupineAwithAshoulderAinA90Aabduction
-PTAslowlyAtakesAshoulderAtoAER