Item | Procedure / Details |
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Opening | Introduction, explanation, exposure, and ensuring privacyZ . |
Look | General shoulder appearance: position, swelling & extra findings |
Skin: scars and color change . | |
Muscle wasting: / feel deltoid, supraspinatus, infraspinatus . | |
Deformity | |
Inspection views: front, back, side, and from above . | |
Feel | Tenderness: generalized or at specific bony landmarks (AC, clavicle, SC joint, scapular spine, biceps)Z |
Temperature: compare both sides (proximal & distal) . | |
Move | Active first (screen for pain), then passive |
Abduction / Adduction | |
Forward flexion / Extension | |
External / Internal rotation (in adduction or abduction) . | |
Special TestsZ | Apprehension test |
AC joint — Cross-body adduction test | |
Rotator cuff tests: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis ~ | |
Biceps: Yergason or Speed testZ . | |
Overall | Patient attitude, communication, and exam conduct . |