Biceps Load Test
Other Names
- Biceps Load Test I
Purpose
- Test integrity of Glenoid Labrum as a cause of shoulder pain
Description
- Patient is supine with shoulder abducted to 90 degrees and externally rotated, and forearm is supinated.
- Examiner passively externally rotates the shoulder until the patient becomes apprehensive.
- Rotation is stopped and the examiner resists elbow flexion while in this position.
- Negative Test: apprehension decreases or the patient feels more comfortable
- Positive Test: If pain stays the same or worsens and apprehension remains
Pathology
Evidence
- Kim et al
- Sensitivity: 90% [4]
- Specificity: 97%
- LR+: 30
- LR-: 0.10
See Also
References
- ↑ Manske, Robert, and Todd Ellenbecker. "Current concepts in shoulder examination of the overhead athlete." International journal of sports physical therapy 8.5 (2013): 554.
- ↑ Tennent, T. Duncan, William R. Beach, and John F. Meyers. "A review of the special tests associated with shoulder examination: part I: the rotator cuff tests." The American journal of sports medicine 31.1 (2003): 154-160.
- ↑ Image courtesy of clinicalgate.com
- ↑ Kim SH et al. Biceps load test: a clinical test for superior labrum anterior and posterior lesions in shoulders with recurrent anterior dislocations. Am J Sports Med. 1999;27:300-303.
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John Kiel on 22 July 2019 23:23:03
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