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Empty Can Test
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(Redirected from Jobe Test)
Other Names
Demonstration of empty can test[1]
- Supraspinatus Test
- Jobe's Test
- Jobes Test
Purpose
- Test Supraspinatous Muscle & Tendon
Description
- Patient can be seated or standing
- Arm raised/abducted to 90 degrees and arms 30-45 degrees from midline
- Shoulder internally rotated, thumbs pointed to floor
- Physician applies downward force at the wrist/forearm while the patient resists
- Positive test
- Pain or weakness
Pathology
- Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
- Calcific Tendonitis
- Subacromial Bursitis
- Suprascapular Nerve Injury
Evidence
Rotator Cuff Pathology
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of mobilephysiotherapyclinic.in. "Empty can test of shoulder"
- ↑ Holtby R, Razmjou H. Validity of the supraspinatus test as a single clinical test in diagnosing patients with rotator cuff pathology. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2004;34:194-200.
- ↑ Itoi E, Kido T, Sano A, Urayama M, Sato K. Which is more useful, the “full can test” or the “empty can test,” in detecting the torn supraspinatus tendon? Am J Sports Med. 1999; 27:65-68.
- ↑ Park HB, Yokota A, Gill HS, El Rassi G, McFarland EG. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for the different degrees of subacromial impingement syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005; 87:1446-1455.
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John Kiel on 9 July 2019 13:28:15
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