Execution:
- The examiner puts the back hand against the patient’s belly
- The patient is asked to press against the examiner’s hand
- Optional: An inflated pressure cuff is put between the patient’s hand and their belly to measure the generated force
Positive Outcome: Weakness and/or pain compared to the other side
|
Study |
Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| Pennock et al. (2011) |
NA |
NA | NA | NA |
NA |
| Jain et al. (2017) |
NA |
28 | 87 | 2.23 |
0.83 |
| Cadogan et al. (2011) |
PABAK=0.65-0.78 |
NA | NA | NA |
NA |
| Kappe et al. (2018) |
NA |
34 | 98 | 8.5 |
0.7 |
| Micheroli et al. (2015) | Inter-rater ĸ=0.24 | 73 | 72 | 2.61 |
0.38 |
| Lädermann et al. (2021) | NA | 48 (29-68) | 94 (77-99) | 8 (1.26-68) |
0.55 (0.92-0.32) |
| Comment: The Belly Press Test was as good as the Bear Hug Test and the Lift Off Test in isolating the subscapularis muscle, but does not seem to be able to detect subscapularis tears | |||||
