Execution:
- Patient is in sitting position
- The examiner grasps the middle third of the patients arm with the thumb covering the triceps and the other four digits cover the biceps area
- Then the examiner squeezes the arm 3 times with the same amount of pressure
- For comparison the examiner applies digital pressure to the acromioclavicular area and the anterolateral subacromial area
Positive Outcome: Pain during the arm squeeze is 3 or more points higher than on the other two sites on a VAS scale
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Gumina et al (2013) |
Inter к= 0.81 Intra к= 0.87 |
96 | 91 | 10.67 | 0.04 |
| Comment: The Arm Squeeze Test is a very promising test to distinguish cervical radiculopathy from shoulder pain, but further research has yet to confirm its validity | |||||
