AC Joint Ventral Capsule Roll & Glide

Position of the therapist:

  • Standing behind the patient at the side to be examined/treated

Position of the patient:

  • Upright sitting on the bench or stool
  • Arm in external rotation with flexed elbow fixated between therapist’s body and arm

Hand placement:

  • Hypothenar eminence placed against dorsal side of lateral clavicle

Direction:

  • Dorsal roll by moving patient’s arm into horizontal abduction
  • Ventrolateral glide via hand that is placed against the clavicle