Examining Rotator Cuff Symptoms

The patient had pain in the left shoulder region and a restriction of motion in the glenohumeral joint. In this video, the following tests are performed: (1) active and (2) passive abduction, (3) active external rotation, (4) active internal rotation by asking the patient to bring the hand behind their back between the shoulder blades (and recording whether the patient is able to bring their hand between the shoulder blades, on the sacral spine, on the same side buttock or not even on the buttock), (5) pain and force in resisted external rotation, and (6) pain and force in resisted internal rotation. See also video Restricted Motion of the Shoulder; Intra-Articular Injection.

Examining Rotator Cuff Symptoms