Solheim Sign 🦵

Buttock pain with passive adduction of the flexed hip may point toward piriformis involvement. 🔎

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Solheim_Sign

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⚡ Neck pain radiating into the arm? The Spurling Test can help assess for cervical radiculopathy

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Spurling_Test

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A painful snap at the front of the shoulder during rotation may suggest that the long head of the biceps tendon is slipping out of its groove. The Snap Test helps reproduce that movement during the shoulder exam.

🔗 Link wikism.org/Snap_Test

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🦴 The Spring Test assesses pain and perceived mobility with gentle posterior-to-anterior pressure over each lumbar level.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Spring_Test

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🦵 The Slocum Test is a variation of the anterior drawer test used to assess rotational instability of the knee.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Slocum_Test

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💪 Pain at the front of the shoulder? Speed’s Test can help assess the long head of the biceps tendon.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Speeds_Test

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SLAPprehension Test 🏋️

Bring the straight arm across the chest with the forearm turned down. Shoulder pain or apprehension that eases when the forearm turns up may suggest a SLAP lesion. 🔍

🔗 Link: wikism.org/SLAPprehensi...

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Chvostek sign: Tap over the facial nerve just in front of the ear. A twitch on the same side of the face is a positive response.

Have you seen Chvostek sign on exam? Share your experience below.

🔗 link: wikism.org/Chvostek_Sign

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🍑 Solheim Sign:

The examiner flexes the affected hip and brings the thigh across the body. Reproduction of the patient’s familiar deep buttock pain or sciatic-type symptoms is a positive sign that may support piriformis syndrome.

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Single-Limb Heel-Rise Test 🦶

This test assesses calf strength and posterior tibial tendon function. Difficulty performing repeated heel raises may indicate posterior tibial tendon dysfunction.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Single_Limb_...

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Can standing on one leg help identify greater trochanteric pain syndrome? The Single Leg Stance Test reproduces lateral hip pain by loading the gluteal tendons.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Single_Leg_S...

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🦵 The Slocum Test evaluates rotational instability commonly associated with an ACL injury:

Have you incorporated rotational instability testing into your knee examination?

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Slocum_Test

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The Single Leg Squat Test evaluates dynamic hip, knee, and ankle control. Excessive hip adduction, knee valgus, pelvic drop, or poor balance may indicate impaired lower-extremity neuromuscular control.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Single_Leg_S...

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Isolated Gastrocnemius Tightness?

The Silfverskiöld Test compares ankle dorsiflexion with the knee extended and flexed to distinguish gastrocnemius tightness from Achilles–soleus complex restriction.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Silfverskiol...

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⚡ Chvostek sign is assessed by tapping over the facial nerve approximately 2 cm anterior to the ear, just below the zygomatic arch.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Chvostek_Sign

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Can your patient perform the Single-Limb Heel-Rise Test? 🦶

What diagnosis would you suspect with an abnormal result?

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Single_Limb_...

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The Sign of the Buttock helps identify serious pathology involving the hip, pelvis, or surrounding tissues when hip flexion remains restricted with both the knee bent and straight.

🔗 Full explanation: wikism.org/Sign_of_the_...

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Can standing on one leg help identify the cause of lateral hip pain? 🦵

The Single Leg Stance Test evaluates patients with suspected greater trochanteric pain syndrome:

💡 Clinical pearl: Hip drop should not occur unless the patient becomes fatigued.

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🦶 Which muscle is the primary dorsiflexor of the ankle?

What’s your answer? Comment below! 👇

🔗 Full explanation in the comments/bio.

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