What makes it positive
This sign makes the anterior drawer test positive.
What is anterior displacement (> 1 cm) and soft/ no end feel?
Phalen's test
What is patient presses dorsal aspect of both hands together while keeping elbows at 90°. Patient holds this for 1 minute?
This is how you demonstrate Tinel's test.
What is hand relaxed, firmly tap over the transverse carpal ligament?
Straight leg + cross leg test
What is Straight leg: Using the affected leg hold the bottom of the patient’s foot and the posterior side of the leg slightly inferior to the knee. Flex the hip while the knee is extended and the ankle is dorsiflexed for the straight leg raise test.
What is Cross straight leg: Using the unaffected leg, hold the bottom of the patient’s foot and the posterior side of the leg slightly inferior to the knee. Flex the hip while the knee is extended and the ankle is dorsiflexed.
This is the use of Tinnel's test.
What is to test for carpel tunnel syndrome?
This sign makes the Phalen test positive.
What is numbness and tingling within the median nerve distribution (first 3.5 fingers)?
Varus test
What is patient lies supine and patient elevates knee to 20° and examiner braces lateral side of knee while examiner apply medial pressure?
What is foot on table, knee flexed at 60-90 degrees, hamstrings should be relaxed, translate proximal tibia anteriorly on femur?
Patellar apprehension
What is Pt is supine on the table with legs neutral and quadriceps relaxed. The examiner will apply lateral pressure on the patella?
This is the use of the crossed leg raise test.
What is to test for lumbar radiculopathy in the opposite leg?
This sign makes the Hawkins-Kennedy test positive.
What is the reproduction of pain?
Jobe's/Empty Can test
What is patient is seated while passively elevating arm horizontally 40° at flexion about shoulder with thumb pointed toward floor. Examiner applies downward force proximal to elbow?
This is how you act out Neer test.
What is patient should be seated, stabilize scapula. Passively take upper extremity into full shoulder flexion while internally rotating the humerus?
Valgus Stress test
What is the patient is supine on the table with the knee flexed 15-30 degrees. The examiner will tuck the patient’s distal leg in between their arm and rib cage and will apply valgus pressure on the knee with the outside hand and palpate the joint line with the inside hand (the hand on the arm that is tucking the leg against the rib cage)?
This is the use of Yergason's test.
What is to test for the integrity of the biceps tendon, transverse humeral ligament and labrum?
This sign makes the FABER test positive.
What is reproduction of pain?
O'Brien's test
What is patient is seated with 90° arm flexion & 10° of horizontal adduction. Examiner has patient maximally pronate their arm and you apply downward force while supporting shoulder. Repeat with arm maximally supinated?
This is how you act out McMurray's test.
What is supine with one hand grasping distal tibia and other on side of knee, from full flexion, extend knee with external rotation of tibia and valgus stress, then return to flexion, and extend with internal rotation of tibia and varus stress?
Lachman's test
What is the patient is supine, the examiner flexes the patient’s knee 20-30 degrees. The examiner slightly externally rotates leg while stabilizing the distal femur
This is the use of Finkelstein's test.
This sign makes the Schober test positive.
What is <5 cm increase in length when the patient bends forward?
Hawkins-Kennedy test
What is patient is seated with shoulder flexed 90° w/ arm slightly abducted and examiner stabilized the elbow and internally rotates the forearm?
This is how you act out Apley's compression test.
What is prone with knee flexed to 90 degrees, stabilize thigh, and apply vertical compression force to knee through heel, while rotating the tibia?
McMurray's test
What is have the patient supine with 1-hand grasping distal tibia & other hand on side of knee, from full flexion, extend knee with tibial ER & valgus stress then return to flexion & extend with tibial IR & varus stress?
What is to test for ruptured Achilles tendon?