Execution:
- The patient is asked to put the dorsum of the hand against the midlumbar spine
- Patient is then asked to lift the hand off of the back and hold this position
- Optional: Resistance is given against the patient’s hand to test for increased muscle strength
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 |
22 | 94 | 3.81 |
0.83 |
| Hertel (1996) |
NA |
62 | 100 | ∞ |
0.62 |
| Micheroli et al. (2015) |
Intra-rater ĸ=0.21 |
100 | 55 | 2.22 |
0 |
| Kappe et al. (2018) |
NA |
35 | 98 | 17.5 |
0.7 |
| Lädermann et al. (2021) |
NA |
33 (20-51) | 94 (81-98) | 5.5 (1.05-25.5 |
0.71 (0.99-0.5) |
| Comment: The Lift Off Test was as good as the Bear Hug Test and the Belly Press in isolating the subscapularis muscle and a positive test is moderately able to detect subscapularis tears | |||||
