The Shoulder

Muscles

100

The muscles of the rotator cuff

What are the Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, and Subscapularis?

200

Abducts the shoulder in the first 15 degrees of motion

What is the Supraspinatus?

300

Kite-shaped muscle divided into upper, middle, and lower

What is the trapezius?

400

Known as the punching muscle or "boxer's muscle," in charge of performing protraction of the scapula

What is the serratus anterior?

500

Elevates the Scapula and is attached to the superior angle and medial border of the scapula

What is the levator scapulae?

Injuries

100

Occurs primarily in the middle third of the bone. Its mechanism of injury is falling on the tip of the shoulder, or falling on an outstretched hand (FOOSH), or with direct impact

What is a clavicular fracture?

200

Has 6 degrees of severity

What is an AC Sprain?

300

Grade 3 sprain can be life-threatening if dislocation occurs posteriorly

What is a SC sprain?

400

Occurs with forced abduction and external rotation

What is a glenohumeral joint sprain? 

Or

What is an anterior shoulder dislocation?

500

Defect in superior labrum that begins posteriorly and extends anteriorly impacting attachment of long head of biceps on labrum

What is a SLAP lesion?

Special Tests

100

Tests for shoulder impingement

What are Neer's and Hawkins-Kennedy?

200

Test used to a assess a possible rupture of the biceps

What is Ludington's test? 

300

A positive test can indicate an injury to the long thoracic nerve

What is the wall push-up test?

400

Tests used to assess possible subluxation of the biceps tendon

What are the Yergason's and Speed's tests?

500

Test used to assess for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. A positive test would indicate that pressure from pectoralis minor is compressing brachial plexus and subclavian artery

What is Allen Test?

Phases of Throwing

100

First movement, where shoulders abduct, externally rotate, and horizontally abduct

What is the wind-up phase? 

200

Point when maximum external rotation has been reached

What is the Cocking phase?

300

Scapula elevates, abducts, and rotates upward

What is the acceleration phase? 

400

Eccentric Contraction of External Rotators

What is the deceleration phase? 

500

End of motion

What is the follow-through phase? 

Anatomy

100

Joint made up by the acromium process and the clavicle

What is the acromioclavicular (AC) joint? 

200

Joint made up by the sternum and the clavicle

What is the sternoclavicular (SC) joint? 

300

The two bones that make up the Glenohumeral (GH) joint

Scapula and Humerus

400

Nerve that innervates the serratus anterior muscle

What is the long thoracic nerve? 

500

Short projection of the scapula on the superior anterior portion of the scapula

What is the coracoid process?