Execution:
- The patient is in sitting or standing position with the hands on the hips so that the thumbs point posteriorly
- The examiner places one hand on top of the patient’s shoulder so that the last segment of the index finger extends over the anterior aspect of the acrimion at the glenohumeral joint
- The other hand is placed behind the patient’s elbow
- The examiner applies a forward and slightly upward directed force to the arm and the patient is asked to resist
Positive Outcome: Pain at the anterior aspect of the shoulder under the examiner’s hand and/or if a popping or clicking sensation is felt in the same area or if the patient’s familiar symptoms that occur during their overhead activities are reproduced
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Somerville et al. (2017) | NA | 20 | 73.8 | 0.76 | 1.08 |
