Pocket Atlas of Special Tests for the Upper Limb

Jane Johnson, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), BA(Hons), is a physiotherapist specializing in musculoskeletal health; in this role, she uses many different assessment techniques. Johnson is passionate about supporting students and helping newly qualified therapists gain confidence in their use of assessment and treatment techniques. Her aim is to share the knowledge she has gained in over 20 years of clinical practice, which she does using simple explanations.Johnson is the author of six titles in the Hands-On Guides for Therapists series: Postural Assessment, Postural Correction, Therapeutic Stretching, Deep Tissue Massage, Soft Tissue and Trigger Point Release, and Soft Tissue Therapy for the Lower Limb. These titles have been translated into multiple languages, including Japanese, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Korean, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, and Portuguese.

• Part I. The ShoulderChapter 1. Acromioclavicular JointGrades of AC Joint Ligament InjuryAC Joint Mobility TestAC Shear TestPaxino’s TestScarf (Cross Body Adduction Stress) TestO’Brien’s (Active Compression) TestResisted AC Joint Extension TestPainful Arc TestChapter 2. Scapulothoracic JointApley’s Scratch TestLateral Scapular Slide TestScapular Assistance TestChapter 3. SupraspinatusPainful Arc TestHawkins-Kennedy TestChampagne Toast TestJobe’s (Empty Can) TestFull Can TestYocum’s TestDrop Arm (Codman’s) TestNeer’s Impingement SignChapter 4. SubscapularisGerber’s Lift Off TestInternal Rotation Lag SignBelly Press TestNapoleon SignBelly Off SignBear Hug TestChapter 5. Infraspinatus and Teres MinorExternal Rotation Lag SignHertel’s Drop SignWalch’s Hornblower SignPatte’s TestInternal Rotation Resistance Strength TestChapter 6. Labrum of the Glenohumeral JointHabermeyer’s Supine Flexion Resistance TestCrank (Compression Rotation) TestClunk TestKim’s TestBiceps Load Test 1Biceps Load Test 2Yergason’s TestSpeed’s TestLudington’s TestChapter 7. Shoulder InstabilityNeer’s Test (Sulcus Sign)Rowe’s TestGagey Hyperabduction TestDugas TestLoad and Shift TestAnterior Instability Apprehension TestAnterior Drawer TestFulcrum TestPosterior Apprehension TestPosterior Drawer TestJerk TestPart II. The ElbowChapter 8. Medial and Lateral EpicondylalgiaGolfer’s Elbow Provocation TestGolfer’s Elbow TestCozen’s TestMill’s TestMaudsley’s TestPolk’s TestChapter 9. Stability TestsValgus Stress TestVarus Stress TestMoving Valgus Stress TestPosterolateral Rotatory-Instability TestChair Push-Up TestChapter 10. Nerve Compression TestsUlnar Nerve Flexion TestPressure Provocation TestTinel’s Test or Hoffman-Tinel SignSupinator Compression TestChapter 11. Soft Tissue TestsElbow Plica Entrapment (Flexion-Pronation) TestElbow Plica Entrapment (Extension-Supination) TestElbow Hook TestPart III. The Wrist and Hand Chapter 12. Wrist Ligament TestsRadial Collateral Ligament Stress TestUlnar Collateral Ligament Stress TestPiano Key TestWatson (Scaphoid Shift) TestLunotriquetral Shear TestLunotriquetral Shear Test (Kleinman)Lunotriquetral Shear Test (Raegan)Lunotriquetral Shear Test (Linscheid)Dorsal Capitate Displacement Apprehension TestSupination Lift TestChapter 13. Carpal Tunnel TestsTinel’s Sign TestPhalen’s TestCarpal Compression TestChapter 14. Thumb TestsThumb Grind (Axial Compression) TestFinkelstein TestJoint Play Movement Test for the FingersReferencesAppendix