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Hand Elevation Test

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Patient positioning for the Hand Elevation Test[1]
Hand elevation test[2]
  • Hand Elevation Test
  • Hands-Up Test
  • Arm Elevation Test
  • Katz Hand Elevation Test

Purpose

Description

  • Ask the patient to elevate both hands above the head
  • Maintain this position until feeling paresthesia, numbness and dull pain in the median nerve territory
  • Positive test
    • Symptoms occurred within 2 minutes

Pathology

Evidence

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Ma et al[3]
    • Sensitivity: 86.7%
    • Specificity: 88.9%

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Simpson, Marion A., and Bruce Day. "Painful numb hands." Medical journal of Australia 195.7 (2011): 388-391.
  2. ↑ Image courtesy of stanfordmedicine25.stanford.edu
  3. ↑ Ma, HyunJin, and Insoo Kim. "The diagnostic assessment of hand elevation test in carpal tunnel syndrome." Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 52.5 (2012): 472-475.
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John Kiel on 14 June 2023 00:08:21
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