THEORY | Shoulder Instability Tests

The video tutorial explores different types of shoulder impingement: primary, secondary, and internal. It discusses the clinical reasoning behind these conditions, focusing on the role of muscle weakness, joint laxity, and genetic factors. The tutorial details various instability tests used to diagnose anterior, posterior, and inferior shoulder instability, as well as labral tears. Key tests include the apprehension, relocation, surprise, jerk, and Kim tests. The video emphasizes the importance of these tests in identifying shoulder instability and impingement syndromes.

What are the implications of a positive result in the anterior instability test item cluster?

How do the Kim test and the jerk test relate to labral tears?

What is the sulcus sign and what does it indicate?