Testing for:
Frozen Shoulder. Restricted motion at the shoulder caused by fibrosing and adhesion of the axillary fold of the inferior Glenohumeral Joint Capsule.
Procedure:
- Patient is seated.
- Therapist stands behind the patient
- Therapist palpates inferior angle of scapula and monitor its movement throughout the test
- With the therapist’s other hand, holding just above patient’s elbow, slowly abduct the patient’s humerus
- Therapist takes note of when the inferior angle of the scapula starts to move
Positive Sign:
Painful, leathery end feel before 90° of abduction
Bryson Ingram R.M.T. 