special test for the posterior impingement of the elbow joint

Special test for the posterior impingement of the elbow joint:

These tests are applied into clinic for check the posterior impingement of the elbow joint. These clinical tests are applied by the therapist when the patient is complain about the elbow pain. These tests are applied into examine part of the assessment of the elbow joint. Name of the special test of the posterior impingement…

Slump test

Slump Test

The slump test in a medical examination is conducted to identify and diagnose various conditions that may affect the spine, such as nerve compression, disc herniation, or spinal stenosis. It aims to provoke or reproduce the patient’s symptoms by putting mechanical stress on the affected nerve roots or spinal structures. What is the Purpose of…

Oppenheim test purpose = this test is used to check the lesion of the upper motor neuron. technique = starting position of the patient for the test is the supine position. the examiner runs a fingernail along the crest of the patient's tibia. result = a negative Oppenheim test is indicated by no rection or no pain. a positive test is indicated by a positive Babinski sign [ positive pathological reflex ] & suggests an upper motor neuron lesion.

Special tests of the neurological dysfunction :

These special tests are also known as the neurodynamic tests. These neurodynamic tests check the mechanical movement of the neurological tissues as well as their sensitivity to mechanical stress /compression. Most of the special tests of the neurological dysfunction for neurological involvement are sequential/progressive The patient is positioned,& one maneuver is tried, if no symptoms…

Maudsley's test

Maudsley’s test of the elbow joint:

This Maudsley’s test is also known as the Lateral epicondylitis test. This Maudsley’s test is passively performed by the examiner. This Maudsley’s test orthopaedic & clinical test is applied by to doctor/therapist when the patient is doing complaint of the pain of the lateral side of the elbow joint. Epicondylitis is represented by the degenerative…