Execution:
- The examiner’s thumb rests on the posterolateral aspect of the acromion and the index and long fingers superiorly on the midpart of the clavicle
- The examiner then applies pressure with the thumb in an anterosuperior direction and into inferior direction on the clavicle with the other fingers
Positive Outcome: Pain on top of the shoulder in the area of the AC joint
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Krill et al. (2018) | NA | 79 | 50 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| Comment: The authors found that patients with both a negative Paxinos test and a negative bone scan had a likelihood ratio of 0.03 for having acromioclavicular joint pain, which basically rules out the disorder. | |||||
