Scapular Retraction Test

Other Names

Clinical demonstration of scapular retraction test

Scapular retraction test<ref>Panagiotopoulos, Andreas Christos, and Ian Martyn Crowther. "Scapular Dyskinesia, the forgotten culprit of shoulder pain and how to rehabilitate." SICOT-J 5 (2019): 29.</ref.

• SRT
• Scapular Retraction Test
• Scapular Reposition Test
• Infraspinatus Scapular Retraction Test (ISRT)
• Scapular Pinch Test

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Purpose

• Evaluate dynamic motion of the Scapula as a cause of shoulder pain

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Description

• Patient is seated or standing
• The examiner grades the Supraspinatus muscle strength following standard manual muscle testing procedures
• Alternatively, can evaluate labral injury with the dynamic labral shear test
• The examiner then places and stabilises the scapula in a retracted position
• Positive test
  • Supraspinatus strength is increased or the symptoms of internal impingement are relieved

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Pathology

• Scapular Dyskinesis
• Rotator Cuff Tear

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Evidence

• Unknown

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See Also

• Shoulder Pain (Main)
• Shoulder Anatomy (Main)
• Physical Exam Shoulder

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