Execution:
- Patient is in standing position
- The patient is asked to flex the elbows to 90°, to abduct the arms to 90° and to hold this position briefly
Positive Outcome: The patient has to elevate the whole scapula or shoulder girdle – which means they have to shrug the shoulders – to achieve the 90° of shoulder abduction
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Jia et al. (2008): Frozen Shoulder | Inter к= 0.83 | 95 | 50 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| Jia et al. (2008): Osteoarthritis in the Shoulder | Inter к= 0.83 | 91 | 57 | 2.12 | 0.16 |
| Comment: The Shoulder Shrug Sign is a good test to exclude Frozen Shoulder and Osteoarthritis in the shoulder | |||||
