ORTHOPEDIC
SPECIAL TESTS
CERVICAL SPINE
FOR
NEUROLOGICAL
SYMPTOMS
N E R V E R O OT PAT H O LO G Y
F O R A M I N A
C O M P R E S S I O N
( S P U R L I N G ’ S ) T E S T
M A X I M U M C E R V I C A L
C O M P R E S S I O N T E S T
JAC K S O N ’ S
CO M P R E S S I O N T E S T
D I S T R AC T I O N T E S T
U P P E R L I M B
T E N S I O N
T E S T ( U LT T )
B R AC H I A L P L E X U S
T E N S I O N T E S T
S H O U L D E R
D E P R E S S I O N T E S T
S H O U L D E R
A B D U C T I O N T E S T
FOR CERVICAL
MYELOPATHY
R O M B E R G ’ S T E S T
L H E R M I T T E ’ S S I G N
FOR VASCULAR
SIGNS
V E R T E B R A L
A R T E R Y ( C E R V I C A L
Q UA D R A N T ) T E S T
FOR THORACIC
OUTLET
SYNDROME
R O O S T E S T
A D S O N ’ S T E S T
SHOULDER
FOR ANTERIOR
INSTABILITY
LOA D A N D S H I F T
T E S T
A P P R E H E N S I O N
T E S T
A N T. D R AW E R T E S T
FOR POSTERIOR
INSTABILITY
( LO A D A N D S H I F T
T E S T )
P O S T E R I O R
A P P R E H E N S I O N /
S T R E S S T E S T
FOR INFERIOR
INSTABILITY
S U LC U S S I G N
FOR
IMPINGEMENT
N E E R I M P I N G E M E N T
T E S T
SUPRASPINATUS
OR
SOMETIMES BICEPS
H AW K I N S - K E N N E D Y
I M P I N G E M E N T T E S T
FOR LABRAL
TEAR
C LU N K T E S T
FOR LIGAMENT
PATHOLOGY
C R A N K T E S T
FOR MUSCLE/
TENDON
PATHOLOGY
S P E E D ’ S T E S T
BICEPS
Y E R G A S O N ’ S T E S T
D R O P
A R M ( CO D M A N ’ S )
T E S T
E M P T Y C A N T E S T
SUPRASPINATIS
L I F T O F F S I G N
SUBSCAPULARIS
A B D O M I N A L
CO M P R E S S I O N T E S T
I N F R A S P I N AT U S
T E S T
T E R E S M I N O R T E S T
TIGHTNESS
TEST
P E C TO R A L I S M A J O R
P E C TO R A L I S M I N O R
ELBOW
TENNIS ELBOW
COZ E N ’ S T E S T
M I L L’ S T E S T
M U D L E Y ’ S T E S T
GOLFER’S
ELBOW
G O L F E R ’ S E L B O W
T E S T
FOR
NEUROLOGICAL
DYSFUNCTION
T I N E L’ S S I G N
WRIST
TEST FOR
TENDON OR
MUSCLE
F I N K E L S T E I N T E S T
DE QUERVAIN’S/ HOFFMAN’S
DISEASE
FOR
NEUROLOGICAL
DYSFUNCTION
T I N E L’ S S I G N
P H A L E N ’ S T E S T
R E V E R S E P H A L E N ’ S
T E S T
LUMBAR SPINE
FOR
NEUROLOGICAL
DYSFUNCTION
S LU M P T E S T
S L R T E S T
B A B I N S K I S I G N
HIP
FA B E R T E S T /
PAT R I C K ’ S /
JA N S E N ’ S T E S T
T R E N D E L E N B U R G ’ S
S I G N
C R A I G ’ S T E S T
TO MEASURE FEMORAL
ANTEVERSION
FOR MUSCLE
TIGHTNESS
T H O M A S T E S T
O B E R T E S T
9 0 - 9 0 S L R T E S T
R E C T U S F E M O R I S
T E S T
LEG LENGTH
MEASUREMENT
T R U E L E G L E N G T H
M E A S U R E M E N T
15-20 cm apart.
Abd-add : same
Obese/wasting- lateral
malleolus.
A P PA R E N T /
F U N C T I O N A L
S H O R T E N I N G
KNEE
VA LG U S S T R E S S
T E S T
VA R U S S T R E S S T E S T
L AC H M A N T E S T
A N T. D R AW E R T E S T
P O S T E R I O R S AG
S I G N
A P L E Y ’ S T E S T
M C M U R R AY ’ S T E S T
B O U N C E H O M E
T E S T
I N D E N TAT I O N T E S T
PAT E L L A R TA P T E S T
C L A R K E ’ S S I G N
Z O H L E R ’ S S I G N
Q - A N G L E
M E A S U R E M E N T
FOOT
N AV I C U L A R D R O P
T E S T
A N T D R AW E R T E S T
TA L A R T I LT
M E A S U R E M E N T O F
S W E L L I N G
F E I S S L I N E
H O M A N ’ S S I G N
THANK YOU….

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