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Hawkins Test
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Other Names
- Kennedy Impingement Test
- Hawkin's Test
- Hawkins-Kennedy impingement test
Purpose
Clinical demonstration of the Hawkins test[1]
- Evaluate for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome by compressing the subacromial space
Description
- Place the patient's arm shoulder in 90 degrees of shoulder flexion
- The elbow flexed to 90 degrees and then internally rotates the arm.
- Positive Test
- The patient experiences pain
Pathology
Evidence
Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
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.
- ↑ Park, H.B., Yokota, A., Gill, H.S., EI RG, McFarland, E.G. (2005). Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for the different degrees of subacromial impingement syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 87(7), 1446-1455.
- ↑ Mustafa et al. Diagnostic values of clinical diagnostic tests in subacromial impingement syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis 2000;59;44-47
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John Kiel on 10 July 2019 13:09:27
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