II. Indication
- Shoulder Impingement Testing
III. Mechanism
- Forces greater tuberosity against anterior acromion
- Rotates posterior rotator cuff tendons under acromion
- Infraspinatus
- Teres Minor
IV. Technique
- Mnemonic: "Near to the ear"
- Start
- Arm at side with elbow fully extended
- Arm internally rotated with thumb touching side of leg
- Maneuver
- Examiner passively forward flexes Shoulder overhead to 180 degrees
V. Interpretation: Pain
- Shoulder Impingement of posterior cuff or
- Bicipital Tenosynovitis or