Phalen’s Test

Execution:

  1. Patient is in sitting or standing position
  2. The patient is asked to flex the wrists maximally while holding the dorsal side of the hands together
  3. This position is held for 1 minute

 

Positive Outcome: Tingling in the thumb, index finger, middle finger and/or medial half of the ring finger

Study Reliability Sn Sp LR+ LR-
Valdes et al. (2013) NA NA NA 2.68 0.54
Montgomery et al. (2020) NA 46 73 1.7 0.74