Posts in Physical Therapy

The varus stress test is a manual orthopedic examination of the lateral collater...

Kleiger’s test is a clinical orthopedic special test used to detect ankle ...

A musculoskeletal nursing assessment is a systematic, hands-on evaluation of a p...

Hoffman’s sign test is a quick upper motor neuron screen performed during ...

The Phelps test is a prone orthopedic special test that identifies gracilis tigh...

The multifidus lift test is a clinical assessment of lumbar multifidus function ...

The valsalva test asks a patient to bear down against a closed airway, and the p...

Speed’s test is a shoulder provocation test that loads the long head of th...

The Royal London Hospital test is a bedside palpation test for mid-portion Achil...

Tinel’s test is a light tap over a peripheral nerve that tells you whether...

The six-minute walk test measures how far a patient walks on a flat, hard surfac...

The anterior interosseous nerve test is a bedside exam for motor weakness in the...