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Test: Apley Scratch Test -IntAdd

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

Patient stands with back to clinician. Patient actively reaches left arm to inferior angle of right scapula. Patient should be able to reach scapula in a smooth motion without straining of walking the hand to achieve result. An inability to reach the target can implicate the shoulder, scapula, or elbow. If the scapula is involved, it may also be important to check the thoracic spine.
Performed: Unilaterally

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Criteria

Patient touches the inferior angle of scapula

Measurement

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Scale/Grading

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Test Stats

Side Pass Fail
Left 0 0
Right 0 0
Avg. Measure. Left 0.0 0.0
Avg. Measure. - Right 0.0 0.0

Regions
Cervical	Thoracic	Lumbar	Pelvic
Hip/Thigh	Knee/Calf	Ankle	Foot
Shoulder/Arm	Elbow/Forearm	Wrist	Hand
Head	TMJ	Systemic