✋ Supination Lift Test

Pain on the little-finger side of your wrist? This maneuver helps assess for a possible TFCC injury.

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#SportsMedicine #WristPain #TFCC #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation

🦵 Straight Leg Raise Test

The examiner raises the patient’s straightened leg while they lie on their back.

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#SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #LumbarRadiculopathy #BackPain #MedicalEducation

Sulcus Sign: Shoulder Instability 👀

A groove beneath the acromion during gentle downward traction on the relaxed arm suggests increased inferior shoulder laxity.

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#ShoulderInstability #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation #Orthopedics

🦩 Stork Test: Evaluating Low Back Pain

The patient stands on one leg and extends the lower back. Reproduction of same-sided low back pain may suggest spondylolysis.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Stork_Test

#SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #Spondylolysis #BackPain #MedicalEducation

🦴 Stinchfield Test: Evaluating Hip Pain

With the patient lying supine, raise the straight leg approximately 45° while applying downward resistance.

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#SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #HipPain #MedicalEducation #Orthopedics

Straight Leg Sit Up Test 🩺

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#SportsMedicine #CoreMuscleInjury #GroinPain #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation

🦵 Steinmann Test: Evaluating Meniscus Injuries

The Steinmann Test helps assess suspected meniscal injury.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Steinmann_Test

#SportsMedicine #KneePain #MeniscusTear #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation

🐍 Caput Medusae

These prominent veins radiating from the belly button are a clinical sign of portal hypertension.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Caput_Medusae

#PortalHypertension #LiverDisease #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation #MedEd

Straight Leg Raise Test 🦵⚡

Pain radiating down the leg? This test helps assess nerve root irritation associated with a herniated disc

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Straight_Leg...

#SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #HerniatedDisc #Sciatica #MedicalEducation

Star Excursion Balance Test ⭐⚖️

Assess dynamic balance and lower extremity control by standing on one leg while reaching the opposite foot in eight directions. Keep the stance foot planted and return to the starting position between reaches.

#SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #Balance #Rehabilitation

🦩 The Stork Test assesses pelvic movement while the patient stands on one leg and lifts the opposite knee. The examiner palpates the PSIS and sacrum, comparing movement on both sides.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Stork_Test

#SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #SIJoint #MedicalEducation #Musculoskeletal

🦴The Standing Flexion Test assesses movement of the posterior superior iliac spines as the patient bends forward.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Standing_Fle...

#SacroiliacJoint #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #BackPain #MedicalEducation

🦶 Stabilization Test for High Ankle Sprain

Compare pain during walking or a toe raise before and after applying athletic tape just above the ankle.

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#SportsMedicine #HighAnkleSprain #AnkleInjury #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation

Barrel Chest 🫁

An increased front-to-back chest diameter gives the chest a rounded appearance.

Classically associated with emphysema and chronic lung hyperinflation, it can also occur with aging.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Barrel_Chest

#COPD #Emphysema #LungHealth #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation

🖐️ Osler Nodes: A Clue to Endocarditis

🔴 Painful, red-purple nodules on the pads of the fingers or toes are a classic finding associated with infective endocarditis.

🔗 Link in bio: wikism.org/Osler_Nodes

#Endocarditis #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation #EmergencyMedicine #ClinicalMedicine

🦶 Squeeze Test: Assessing a High Ankle Sprain

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Squeeze_Test

#SportsMedicine #HighAnkleSprain #AnkleInjury #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation

🦵 Squat Test for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Pain around or behind the kneecap during a squat can support a diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Squat_Test

#PatellofemoralPain #KneePain #SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #MedicalEducation

🖐️ The square wrist sign compares wrist thickness to width; a ratio above 0.7 is associated with increased risk. 🔍

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#CarpalTunnelSyndrome #WristPain #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation

🦶 The Stabilization Test uses athletic tape just above the ankle joint to support the distal syndesmosis. Less pain with standing, walking, toe raises, and jumping after taping is a positive finding that supports a suspected high ankle sprain. 🩹

#SportsMedicine #PhysicalExam #AnkleInjury #MedEd

🩺 The Spurling Test helps assess cervical nerve root irritation. Reproduction of the patient’s familiar radiating arm pain supports a positive test—localized neck pain alone does not.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Spurling_Test

#NeckPain #PhysicalExam #SportsMedicine #MedicalEducation