Neer's test
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Indications
- test for rotator cuff impingement
Clinical significance
- forces rotator cuff against coracoacromial ligament worsening pain if inflammation or tear of the rotator cuff is present
Procedure
- stabilize the scapula & with the thumb pointing down, passively flex the arm at the shoulder
- pain is a positive test
Interpretation
- positive with rotator cuff impingement
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References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
- ↑ University of Michigan Dept of Family Medicine Musculoskeletal Shoulder Examination: Neer's test (Video) http://sitemaker.umich.edu/fm_musculoskeletal_shoulder/neer_s_test
- ↑ Neer impingement sign http://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/article.asp?article=747