Anatomy
Movement
Injuries
Special Tests
What I should know
100

What is the bone of the upper arm?

Humerus

100

What movement is occurring when we lift our arms up and out to the sides?

Shoulder Abduction

100

What does the "S" in a SLAP lesion stand for?

Superior

100

What is Yergason's test used to check for?

Biceps Tendonitis

100

What does a sprain happen to?

a ligament

200

What ligament attaches the clavicle to the acromion process?

Acromioclavicular (AC) Ligament

200

What movement involves rotating or turning the humerus forward?

Internal Rotation

200

What treatment is required for a biceps tendon rupture?

Surgery and Sling

200

When a person has a step deformity, we would complete this test to check for an AC Ligament Sprain.

Piano Key Sign

200

How many rotator cuff muscles are in the shoulder?

4

300

What bone in the middle allows the two shoulder girdles to meet?

Sternum

300

When we go back to throw overhead, what type of rotation is the shoulder in?

External Rotation

300

What should be assessed with a glenohumeral (or any) dislocation?

Pulse and sensation

(blood flow and nerves)

300

What does is mean for a person to be apprehensive in the Apprehension test?

Scared/guarding/pull away

300

What does FOOSH mean?

Fall on out stretched hand (falling and catching yourself)

400

What is the proper name for the shoulder blade?

Scapula

400

If I needed to draw a very large circle on the board, what movement would my shoulder do?

Circumduction

400

What injury has a deformity that is known as a "step" deformity on the top of the shoulder?

AC Ligament Sprain

400

Why would a person be apprehensive in the Apprehension test? (what happened?)

Prior Shoulder dislocation or subluxation

400

What occurs with a grade 3 sprain or strain?

a complete tear

500

What is the name of the true shoulder joint?

Glenohumeral Joint

500

What does horizontal adduction look like?

Brining arms together in front of body/hugging self

500

When would an Sternoclavicular Sprain be a medical emergency?

If the clavicle is displaced posteriorly (pushed back)

500

What test requires touching the shoulder or shoulder blade in 3 different directions?

Apley's Scratch

500

How would fractures be stabilized/treated at the shoulder joint?

Sling

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