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Content Release Notes:
Version 5.0: 1st November 2021
New Additions:
Carpal Compression Test
Hand Elevation Test
Moving Patellar Apprehension Test
Foot Progression Angle Walking Test
Straight Leg Situp Test
Resisted Cross Body Situp T est
External Rotation Stinchfield Test
Flick Sign
Pressure Provocation Test CubTS
Rent Test
DRUJ Test
Shuck Test
Midcarpal MC Test
Modified Bent Knee Stretch Test
Puranen Orava Test
Ischiofemoral Impingement Test
Long Stride Walking Test
Anterior Slide Test
Biceps Load 1 Test
Labral Tension Test
Resisted Supination External Rotation Test
Infraspinatus Test
Various updated literature reference and statistical values
Version 4.0: 11th August 2020
Changes & Updates Available Here
Version 3.0: 4th June 2019
- Added “An Introduction to Screening” plus video
- Added: L’hermitté Sign added sens and spec values
- Added: Tuning Fork Auscultation Test
- Added: Elbow Extension Test
- Added: Caradeniz Wrist Rules
- Added: Closed fist percussion test- negative LR- and changed LR+
- Added: Patellar Pubic Percussion Test
- New: Upper Cervical Flexion Test
- New: Lateral Shear Test / Lateral Displacement Test
- Added a whole chapter on headache and dizziness assessment
- New: Tension-type headache diagnosis
- New: Migraine diagnosis
- New: Watson Test
- New: Cervicogenic headache diagnosis
- New: Dix-Hallpike test
- New: Supine Head Roll Test
- Changed: Naming from ‘Upper Limb Tension Test / ULTTA/1 into ‘Upper Limb Neurodynamic Test 1 / ULNT1’ etc. for all ULNTs, also changed comment section
- Added: Statistical values for ULNT1-4
- Changed: ULNT4 weak into moderate clinical value
- Added: Statistical values for the Spurling Test
- New: Added the Neck Tornado Test
- Added: CCFT
- Moved posteroinferior labrum tears into the category “shoulder instability”
- Added: Baertschi et al. (2013) inter-rater reliability for Stenvers I-IV
- Moved GIRD assessment into Basics
- New: Shoulder Positioning Sense | Proprioception
- Changed: ‘Shoulder Impingement’ –> ‘Subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS)’
- Added the results of the meta-analysis of Gismervik et al. (2017) for the Hawkins-Kennedy Test
- Added the results of the meta-analysis of Gismervik et al. (2017) for the Neer Test
- New: Yocum’s Test
- New: Posterior Impingement Sign
- New: Porcellini Test
- Added the results of the meta-analysis of Gismervik et al. (2017) for the ACT
- Added the results of the meta-analysis of Gismervik et al. (2017) for the Yergason Test
- Added the results of the meta-analysis of Gismervik et al. (2017) for the Speeds Test
- New: Passive Compression Test
- New: Crank Test
- New: Compression Rotation Test
- New: 3-Pack Examination
- Added: Cluster of Signs & Symptoms for ACJ pain (Cadogan et al. 2013)
- Changed: Cluster of Chronopoulos moderate clinical value –> weak, see comment section as well
- New: Tinel’s Sign at the elbow
- New: Scratch Collapse Test
- New: Flexion/Compression Test
- Added: Rabin et al. (2013): Inter-rater reliability for the CPR of Hicks
- Added: Rabin et al. (2013): Inter-rater reliability for Passive lumbar extension test, added: Ferrari et al. (2014): sensitivity and specificiy values
- New: Interspinous Gap Change for lumbar instability
- New: Low Midline Sill sign
- New: Yeoman’s Test for Sacroilitis
- Changed: Removed algorithm for Cluster of Laslett and changed complete description
- New: Doha Agreement
- Added a new subtitle: Hip Microinstability
- New: Prone Instability Test
- New: AB-HEER Test
- New: HEER Test
- Added: Comment section “McCarthy et al. (1995)”
- New: McCarthy Test
- Changed title to “femoroacetabular impingement”
- Changed: Both fotos of the Resisted External Derotation Test
- New: Single Leg Stance Test | Gluteal Tendinopathy
- New: Greater Trochanter Palpation | Gluteal Tendinopathy
- New: FADER / FADER-R Test | Gluteal Tendinopathy
- New: ADD (Adduction) / ADD-R Test | Gluteal Tendinopathy
- New: Signs & Symptoms of Hip Osteoarthritis
- Removed: Removed joint play chapters
- New: Duck Walk / Childress Test
- New: Finochietto Test / Jump Sign | Posterior Meniscus Injury
- New: Heel Thrust Test | Posterior Ankle Impingement
- Change: ‘Syndesmodic’ replaced with ‘Syndesmotic’ in syndesmotic ligament palpation
- New: Added signs & symptoms for syndesmosis injury
- New: Ege’s Test
- New: Star Excursion Balance Test
- New: Y-Balance Test
- New: Hop Test cluster
Version 2.0: 15th September 2018
- Cluster of Hicks: Age<40
- Added reliability of SAT and source Rubin et al. (2006) and altered to moderate clinical value
- Updated videos on PLRI of the elbow
- Changed sensitivity of the pivot shift test of the elbow to 37,5%
- Changed heading in elbow section to own heading “PLRI”
- Added the Tabletop Relocation test for PLRI
- Added the Prone Push-Up Test
- Added the Push Up Test
- Added a video on the Resisted External Derotation Test
- Added a video on the Noble’s test for ITBS
- Added a video on the Renne’s Test for ITBS
- Changed Title description for Different Fracture Screening Tests: NEXUS, C-Spine Rule, Supine Sign, Percussion Test, Pittsburgh Decision Rule, Ottawa Ankle Rules
- Added a video on the Fulcrum Test for Hip Fractures
- Added a video on the Scapular Dyskinesis Test by McClure
- Changed description of SLAP to SLAP/Biceps pathology
- Added a video on the Uppercut Maneuver for biceps pathology
- Changed Speeds Test: Different Sens+specs values and new video, different description
- Added a video on GIRD
- Added a video on the Transverse Ligament/Anterior Shear Test
- Added a video on the Sharp Purser Test
- Added a video on the alar ligement test
- Changed comment and traffic light of the Ottawa Knee Rules
- Shoulder passive ROM: different rating and article, changed traffic light to green
- Added a video on the AC Shear Test
- Added a video on General Diagnostic Criteria for Frozen Shoulder
- Added a video on S&S of Knee osteoarthritis
- Cluster of Wainner for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Bold SSS Score, added commment, added LR- values, changed clinical value to moderate (no validation study yet)
- Changed the name of FABER’s test to FABER test as it stands for Flexion Abduction and External Rotation and not the person Faber
- Added a video on the bounce home test
- Added a video on the cluster of cook 1/3 for PFPS
- Added a video on the Cluster of Cook 2/3 for PFPS
- Added a video on the Cluster of Cook 3/3 for PFPS
- Added a video on clinical findings of anterior ankle impingement
- Added a video on the forced dorsiflexion sign for anterior ankle impingement
- Added a video on the 4-type classification for scapular dyskinesis by Kibler et al.
- Added a video on the supination pronation test for distal biceps tears
- Added a video on the tilt sign for distal biceps tears
- Added a video on the Hook test for distal biceps ruptures
- Added a video on the biceps squeeze test
- Added a video on the biceps crease interval
- Added a video on the Extension-Rotation for VBI
- Added a video on the Bernese Ankle Rules
- Added “outcome” in the description of the Ottawa Ankle Rules
- Added a video on the low risk ankle rule
- Added a video on the malleolar zone algorithm
- Added a video on the midfoot zone algorithm
- Added reliability values for the Stenvers tests (I-IV)
- Added inter-rater reliability for the SSMP
- Added the O’Briens test to AC joint tests
- Added the article of Krill et al. (2018) to the statistical values of AC joint tests which subsquently changed stop lights
- Changed description and comment of the statistics in the AC joint cluster by chronopoulos
- Added new study including accuracy values to the Dial test and changed description, added moderate clinical value to the test
- Added a video on the Hornblower’s test for infraspinatus tears
- Renamed the section “Muscle Testing of the shoulder” to “Muscle Testing / Rotator Cuff Tears”
- Changed comment and added accuracy values for the Jobe/Empty Can Test and changed stoplight
- Changed comment and added accuracy values for the Full Can Test and changed stoplight
- Changed comment and added accuracy values for the Bear Hug Test and changed stoplight
- Changed comment and added accuracy values for the belly press and changed stoplight
- Changed comment and added accuracy values for the Lift Off and changed stoplight
- Changed comment and added accuracy values for the External Rotation Lag Sign and changed stoplight
- Changed comment and added accuracy values for the Speeds test
- Changed description of positive outcome for the Patrick’s test
- Changed description of end-feel from bone-to-bone to “hard” with the example of elbow extension on all pages of PROM
- Added pain as a positive outcome to the Ely’s test
- Changed description of the Kendall test
- Changed description of the Thomas test
- Changed description of the 90-90 test for hamstring length
- Added another study and changed comment section for the Flexion rotation test for upper cervical hypomobility
- Changed name of the Apprehension Test: Removed “Crank” as this is not sure
- Added reliability values and changed comment of the Hawkins-Kennedy test
- Added PABAK reliability for the Active compression test for SLAP lesions
- Changed outcome, added reliability study and add comment for the Active compression test for the AC joint
- Added PABAK values for the belly press including the article of Cadogan et al. (2011)
- Added PABAK values for the Kim’s test
- Added PABAK values for the Drop arm sign
- Changed stoplight of the AC joint cluster of Chronopoulos to red and added “Chronopoulos” to the title
- Added the AC joint cluster of Krill et al. 1/2
- Added the AC joint Cluster of Krill et al. 2/2
- Changed stoplights of the tarsal tunnel tests to moderate due to lack of other evidence and changed comments
- Various spelling corrections and formatting
