Habermeyer Supine Flexion Resistance Test

What is the "Habermeyer Supine Flexion Resistance Test" used for?

• It is used to evaluate pathology in the area of the upper labrum biceps tendon complex.

How to perform the "Habermeyer Supine Flexion Resistance Test"?

• The patient lies supine and elevates the arms maximally over the head so they rest on the examination table with the palms upward.
• The examiner stands alongside the patient on the side of the shoulder to be examined and holds the patient’s arm just below the elbow.
• The patient is asked to raise the arm up from this position against the resistance of the examiner’s hand.

What is the positive result?

• One must assume that a SLAP lesion is present if the patient reports pain deep in the shoulder joint or along the posterior joint line from the strain from the flexion (throwing movement) against resistance.

References

• Clinical Tests for the Musculoskeletal System 3rd Edition.