Execution:
- The patient is in standing position
- Patient elevates the arms to 90° in the scapular plane with his thumbs pointing upwards
- The patient is asked to resist downward pressure applied by the examiner
Positive Outcome: Weakness and/or pain compared to the other side
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| Boettcher et al. (2009a) |
NA |
NA | NA | NA |
NA |
| Jain et a. (2017) |
NA |
70 | 81 | 3.75 |
0.37 |
| Ackman et al. (2019) |
NA |
75 | 47.1 | 1.42 |
0.53 |
| Sgroi et al. (2018) |
NA |
91 | 38 | 1.48 |
0.23 |
| Comment: Although this position does not selectively activate the supraspinatus in isolation according to Boettcher et al. (2009a), it seems to be a moderately suitable test to exclude supraspinatus tears | |||||
