The biceps load test 2 was specifically designed to gauge SLAP lesions. the primary biceps load test is meant to detect SLAP injuries in patients with chronic ...

The first biceps load test is meant to detect SLAP injuries in patients with chronic shoulder dislocation. The test is performed with the patient supine and ...

Designed to detect and grade laxity or insufficiency of the anterior capsular mechanism. (Analogous to the anterior drawer test of the knee). This test was ...

The Apprehension test is generally used to test the integrity of the glenohumeral joint capsule or to assess glenohumeral instability in an anterior direction. ...

Numerous clinical tests are described for shoulder examination. Many similar tests have been described by different people and given different names. Also, ...

The Rivermead Mobility Index assesses functional mobility in gait, balance and transfers after stroke Intended Population Those with a diagnosis of Stroke, ...

The Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) is a stroke-specific, performance-based impairment index. It is designed to assess motor functioning, balance, sensation and ...

The Four Square Step Test (FSST) is used to assess dynamic stability and the ability of the subject to step over low objects forward, sideways, and backward. ...

PASS is a postural assessment scale specifically designed to assess and monitor postural control after stroke. It contains 12 four-level items of varying ...

Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA) is a screening and assessment tool utilized to measure physical impairment and activity of an individual following a ...

The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) is used to objectively determine a patient's ability (or inability) to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks. It ...

Tai chi is a gentle exercise program that is a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Derived from the martial arts, tai chi is composed of slow, ...

Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils from plants (flowers, herbs, or trees) as a complementary health approach. The essential oils are most often ...

Hot Tub Hydrotherapy /Right after we got married, my wife suggested we buy a hot tub. She had a hot tub in her backyard growing up, and her family used it ...

Hot Tub Therapy/Hot tub hydrotherapy can be a luxury you indulge in once in a while or a daily practice to help lower stress, ease physical tension, nurture ...

Sacroiliac joint tests include discussing your history and pain experience, a physical examination, tests to rule out other sources of pain, like lumbar spine ...

Yeoman's test is a physical exam performed to determine if a person has sacroiliitis. With the subject prone, the test is performed by rotating the ilium with ...

Slump test is a laboratory or at-site test used to measure the consistency of concrete. The slump test shows an indication of the uniformity of concrete in ...

The Bragard's sign (also: Braggard's test) is a manual test to diagnose and used to evaluate whether lumbar and​/or ischiatic pain originates from lumbosacral ...

Reverse flip test is a manual test to diagnose for PLID, slip disc, disc herniation in lumbar spine while raising the leg, the foot is held in a plantar-flexed ...