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HOW TO PERFORM TEST |
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Client Seated or Supine
Hold client’s arm in 20-30 degrees of elbow flexion, with one hand placed above the wrist, and the other hand at the lateral aspect of the elbow. Apply a valgus force to the elbow by moving the forearm laterally while stabilizing the elbow. |
Pain or excessive mobility in the elbow. | MCL Sprain (or Instability) | |
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Client Seated or Supine.
Hold client’s arm in 20-30 degrees of elbow flexion, with one hand placed above the wrist, and the other hand at the medial aspect of the elbow. Apply a varus force to the elbow by moving the forearm medially while stabilizing the elbow. |
Pain or excessive mobility in the elbow. | LCL Sprain (or Instability) | |
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Client Seated
Palpate client’s lateral epicondyle. Passively extend clients elbow, pronate the forearm, and flex the wrist. |
Pain at the Lateral Epicondyle | Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) | |
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Client Seated
Palpate client’s lateral epicondyle. Have client make a fist, actively pronate the forearm, extend, and radially deviate the wrist against therapists resistance |
Severe Pain at Lateral Epicondyle | Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) | |
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Client Seated (with forearm resting on a flat surface)
Have client extend middle finger against resistance. |
Pain at the Lateral Epicondyle | Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) | |
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Client Seated
Palpate the Medial Epicondyle. Passively extend client’s elbow and wrist, and supinate the forearm. |
Pain at the Medial Epicondyle | Medial Epicondylitis (Golfers Elbow) | |
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Client Upright
Have client make a fist with thumb tucked in under the fingers. Stabilize client’s forearm, and actively place the wrist into ulnar deviation. |
Pain at wrist | De Quervains Tenosynovitis (Abd. Poll. Longus & Ext. Poll. Brevis Tendons) | |
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