Browse all published orthopedic and medical special tests, ordered alphabetically.
The Piano Key Sign is a widely used provocative maneuver in wrist examination, specifically designed to evaluate the…
The placing reaction is a primitive neurological response assessed during the examination of newborns and infants. It evaluates…
What Is the Polk Test Used For? The Polk Test is a simple clinical exam that helps tell…
The Pollock Sign is a clinical examination test used to assess the function of the flexor digitorum profundus…
Learn how to perform the popliteal angle test, what the normal values are by age, and how to…
Learn how to perform the posterior sag sign, what a positive result means, and its accuracy (79% sensitivity,…
The Posterior Stress Test of the shoulder, also known as the Posterior Apprehension Test, is a clinical orthopedic…
The Posterior Subluxation Test is a clinical shoulder examination maneuver used to assess suspected posterior glenohumeral instability. It…
Learn how to perform the Prone Anterior Instability Test, assess anterior shoulder instability, interpret positive findings, and understand…
Learn how to perform the Prone Bridge Test, interpret plank endurance results, understand normal values, and assess core…
The Prone Hip Extension Test, also known as the Staheli test, is a clinical examination used to measure…
Learn how to perform the Prone Instability Test, interpret positive and negative results, and assess lumbar spine instability…
Learn how to perform the Prone Knee Flexion Test, interpret positive findings, and assess lumbar spine, sacroiliac joint,…
The Protzman Test is an orthopedic physical examination maneuver used to assess anterior shoulder instability, particularly excessive anterior…
Learn how the quadriceps active test detects posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury, how to perform it step by…
What Is the Radiohumeral Joint Distraction Test Used For? The Radiohumeral Joint Distraction Test is a clinical special…
What is the “Ramirez Test” used for? How to perform the “Ramirez Test”? What is the positive result?…
The Rent Test, also known as the Transdeltoid Palpation Test, is a clinical examination technique used to identify…
What Is the Reverse Cozen Test Used For? The Reverse Cozen Test is a physical examination maneuver that…
The Rockwood Test is a clinical shoulder examination maneuver used to assess anterior shoulder instability. It evaluates the…
Learn how to perform the Roos Test (Elevated Arm Stress Test) for thoracic outlet syndrome, including positive findings,…
Learn how to perform the Rowe Test for anterior shoulder instability, interpret positive findings, identify possible labral injuries,…
The Ruland Biceps Squeeze Test is a specialized clinical examination used by clinicians to diagnose distal biceps tendon…
What Is the Sacroiliac Rocking Test Used For? The Sacroiliac Rocking Test is a physical examination maneuver used…