- Approach
- Brief Musculoskeletal Exam
- Ankle Disorders
- Ankle Exam
- Ankle Anterior Drawer Test
- Ankle External Rotation Test
- Crossed-Leg Test
- Squeeze Test
- Talar Tilt
- Cervicobrachial Disorders
- Adson's Test
- Costoclavicular Maneuver
- Wright's Test
- Cervical Spine Disorders
- Canadian C-Spine Rule
- NEXUS Cervical Spine Decision Rule
- Spurling Sign
- Elbow Disorders
- Elbow Exam
- Elbow Extension Test
- Elbow Milking Maneuver
- Elbow Moving Valgus Stress Test
- Foot Disorders
- Pediatric Foot Evaluation
- Leg Rotation Evaluation in Children
- Foot Progression Angle
- Thigh-Foot Angle
- Thompson's Test
- Hand Disorders
- Hand Exam
- Finkelstein's Test
- Clawhand Deformity
- Normal Anatomic Position of the Hand and Wrist
- Elson Extensor Tendon Test
- Hip Disorders
- Hip Exam
- FABER Test
- FADIR Test
- Log Roll Test
- Hip Range of Motion
- Straight Leg Raise Against Resistance
- Fulcrum Test
- Barlow's Test
- Galeazzi Sign
- Ortolani Test
- Hip Rotation Evaluation in Children
- Trendelenburg's Symptom
- Infectious Disease
- Probe-to-Bone Test
- Knee Disorders
- Knee Exam
- Knee Injury Acute History
- Knee Anterior Drawer Test
- Lachman Test
- Pivot Shift Test
- Knee Valgus Stress Test
- Knee Effusion
- Knee Effusion Causes
- Ballottable Patella Sign
- Knee Bulge Sign
- Wilson Test
- Apley's Compression Test
- Knee Bounce Test
- McMurray Test
- Thessaly Test
- Noble's Test
- Ober Test
- Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Angle
- Patellar Apprehension Test
- Patella Mobility Test
- Patella Grind Test
- Patella Tracking Assessment
- Patellar Tilt Test
- PCL Sag Test
- PCL Sulcus Test
- Lumbar Spine Disorders
- Low Back Exam
- Low Back Sitting Exam
- Low Back Standing Exam
- Low Back Supine Exam
- Straight Leg Raise
- Waddell's Test
- Pelvis
- Pelvic Compression Test
- Hop Test
- Shoulder Disorders
- Shoulder Crossover Maneuver
- Shoulder History
- Shoulder Exam
- Anterior Slide Test
- Shoulder Impingement Signs
- Hawkins Test
- Neer Test
- Rotator Cuff Triad Test
- Shoulder Instability Exam
- Shoulder Apprehension Test
- O'Brien Test
- Shoulder Strength Exam
- Speeds Test
- Yergason Test
- French Horn Shoulder Test
- Lift-Off Subscapularis Test
- Drop Arm Test
- Supraspinatus Test
- Shoulder Range of Motion
- Apley's Scratch Test
- Thoracic Spine Disorders
- Scoliosis Examination
- Wrist Disorders
- Wrist Exam
- Carpal Compression Test
- Flick Test
- Phalen's Maneuver
- Scaphoid Shift Test
- Scaphoid Fracture Signs
- Shuck Test
- Tinel's sign
- Trousseau's Sign
II. Indication
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome evaluation
III. Efficacy
- Test Sensitivity: 70 to 80%
- Test Specificity: 80%
IV. Technique
- One minute acute wrist flexion against resistance
- Inverse praying position
- Place each hand dorsum against each other
V. Interpretation: Positive test suggests Median Neuropathy
- Wrist flexion reproduces Carpal Tunnel symptoms
- Most specific if symptoms occur by 30 seconds
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Anatomy Chapter
Ankle Disorders Chapter
Cervical Spine Disorders Chapter
Cervicobrachial Disorders Chapter
Dermatology Chapter
Elbow Disorders Chapter
Examination Chapter
Foot Disorders Chapter
Forearm Disorders Chapter
Fracture Management Chapter
General Chapter
Hand Disorders Chapter
Hematology and Oncology Chapter
Hip Disorders Chapter
Infectious Disease Chapter
Knee Disorders Chapter
Lumbar Spine Disorders Chapter
Neurology Chapter
Obstetrics Chapter
Pediatrics Chapter
Pharmacology Chapter
Prevention Chapter
Procedure Chapter
Pulmonology Chapter
Radiology Chapter
Rheumatology Chapter
Shoulder Disorders Chapter
Sports Medicine Chapter
Surgery Chapter
Symptoms Chapter
Thoracic Spine Disorders Chapter
Urology Chapter
Wrist Disorders Chapter
Adson's Test
Ankle Anterior Drawer Test
Ankle Exam
Ankle External Rotation Test
Anterior Slide Test
Apley's Compression Test
Apley's Scratch Test
Ballottable Patella Sign
Barlow's Test
Brief Musculoskeletal Exam
Canadian C-Spine Rule
Carpal Compression Test
Clawhand Deformity
Costoclavicular Maneuver
Crossed-Leg Test
Drop Arm Test
Elbow Exam
Elbow Extension Test
Elbow Milking Maneuver
Elbow Moving Valgus Stress Test
Elson Extensor Tendon Test
FABER Test
FADIR Test
Finkelstein's Test
Flick Test
Foot Progression Angle
French Horn Shoulder Test
Fulcrum Test
Galeazzi Sign
Hand Exam
Hawkins Test
Hip Exam
Hip Range of Motion
Hip Rotation Evaluation in Children
Hop Test
Knee Anterior Drawer Test
Knee Bounce Test
Knee Bulge Sign
Knee Effusion
Knee Effusion Causes
Knee Exam
Knee Injury Acute History
Knee Valgus Stress Test
Lachman Test
Leg Rotation Evaluation in Children
Lift-Off Subscapularis Test
Log Roll Test
Low Back Exam
Low Back Sitting Exam
Low Back Standing Exam
Low Back Supine Exam
McMurray Test
Neer Test
NEXUS Cervical Spine Decision Rule
Noble's Test
Normal Anatomic Position of the Hand and Wrist
Ober Test
O'Brien Test
Ortolani Test
Patella Grind Test
Patella Mobility Test
Patella Tracking Assessment
Patellar Apprehension Test
Patellar Tilt Test
PCL Sag Test
PCL Sulcus Test
Pediatric Foot Evaluation
Pelvic Compression Test
Phalen's Maneuver
Pivot Shift Test
Probe-to-Bone Test
Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Angle
Rotator Cuff Triad Test
Scaphoid Fracture Signs
Scaphoid Shift Test
Scoliosis Examination
Shoulder Apprehension Test
Shoulder Crossover Maneuver
Shoulder Exam
Shoulder History
Shoulder Impingement Signs
Shoulder Instability Exam
Shoulder Range of Motion
Shoulder Strength Exam
Shuck Test
Speeds Test
Spurling Sign
Squeeze Test
Straight Leg Raise
Straight Leg Raise Against Resistance
Supraspinatus Test
Talar Tilt
Thessaly Test
Thigh-Foot Angle
Thompson's Test
Tinel's sign
Trendelenburg's Symptom
Trousseau's Sign
Waddell's Test
Wilson Test
Wright's Test
Wrist Exam
Yergason Test
