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Test: Shoulder Depression

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

With the subject seated in an upright position, the examiner laterally flexes the subject's head away from the side being tested while applying traction to the shoulder. Pain is indicative of muscular or ligamentous injury, or dural sleeve adhesions.
Performed: Unilaterally

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Laterally flexes the subject's head away from the side being tested while applying traction to the shoulder.

Criteria

Perform without pain.
Perform without radicular symptoms.

Measurement

LOINC Code

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail

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