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Tinels Test
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Other Names
- Tinels Test
- Tinel Sign
- Tinel’s Test
- Hoffman-Tinel sign
Purpose

Clinical demonstration of Tinel's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome[1]
- Used to evaluate nerves as an etiology of patients symptoms
- Most commonly used to evaluate for carpal tunnel syndrome
- Can be used on many peripheral nerves
Description
Carpal Tunnel
- Patient is seated, elbow flexed and forearm supinated
- Examiner holds patients affected wrist in hand
- The examiner gently taps finger over area of flexor retinaculum on the median nerve
- Continue percussing and move up towards the palmar creases.
- Return back to the flexor retinaculum
- Positive test:
- Reproduction of the patients symptoms (pain, numbness, tingling)
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN)
- The LFCN can be palpated as it exits the inguinal ligament region
Ulnar Nerve
- The ulnar nerve can be compressed at the cubital tunnel or at Guyon's canal
Pathology
Upper Extremity
- Median Nerve
- Radial Nerve
- Ulnar Nerve
Lower Extremity
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of uptodate.com, "The Tinel test for median nerve injury at the carpal tunnel"
Created by:
John Kiel on 13 August 2019 03:51:14
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23 January 2023 15:51:16
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