MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The anterior apprehension test, or crank test. With the patient seated, abduction and external rotation are applied to the joint. The test is considered positive for anterior instability if the patient becomes apprehensive and notes that it feels as though the shoulder is going to slip out of place.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Neer Impingement Test is a test designed to reproduce symptoms of rotator cuff impingement through flexing the shoulder and pressure application. Symptoms should be reproduced if there is a problem with the supraspinatus or biceps brachii. This test is also associated with the Hawkins-Kennedy Test and Jobe’s Test.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two most popular special tests for shoulder impingement are the Neer test and the Hawkins test. In the Neer test, the examiner stabilizes the scapula while passively elevating the shoulder, in effect impinging the humeral head into the acromion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neer’s Test. Hawkins / Kennedy Impingement Test. Painful Arc. Yocum’s Test.