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anterior drawer test

Indication: Anterior shoulder instability

(+) Click (labral tear), apprehension or both; amount of movement

fulcrum test

Indication: To differentiate instability and impingement

(+) Posterior pain – Posterior internal impingement

jobe relocation test

Indication: Anterior instability

(+) Relief of apprehension – Instability, subluxation, or dislocation

anterior release test

Indication: Anterior shoulder instability

(+) Pain and forward translation of head

load and shift test

Indication: Atraumatic instability

(N) Translation up to 25% normal anteriorly; 50% normal posteriorly • (Abn) If excessive

miniaci test

Indication: Posterior shoulder instability

(+) Clunk

jerk test

Indication:Posteroinferior instability

(+) Sudden jerk; second jerk when arm returned to original abd

norwood stress test

Indication:Posterior instability

(+) Pain with instability or subluxation; humeral head slides posteriorly

feagin test

Indication: Inferior shoulder instability

(+) Sulcus sign

sulcus sign

Indication: Inferior shoulder instability

(+) Sulcus sign

hawkins kennedy test

Indication:Shoulder impingement

(+) Pain in IR

yocum test

Indication: Possibility of subacromial impingement syndrome

(+) Pain subacromial arch

neer impingement test

Indication: Subacromial impingement syndrome

(+) Pain (patient’s face shows pain)