How to Examine the Shoulder Merck Manual Professional Version

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More on the evaluation of joint disorders: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professi... • This video demonstrates how to examine the shoulder, including: • • Inspection of structures (eg, of the clavicle, acromion, acromioclavicular joint, scapula, and scapular spine) • • Inspection for muscle wasting (eg, over the deltoid, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus) • • Palpation (eg, of the clavicle, acromion, acromioclavicular joint, subacromial bursa, supraspinatus and infraspinatus) • • Checking range of motion • • Examining for impingement syndrome (eg, using the Neer test and the Hawkins test) • • Examining for acromioclavicular (A-C) joint injury using the cross-body adduction test • • Examining for specific injuries, such as: Rotator cuff injuries by testing external rotation, Arm abduction against resistance, or a drop-arm test, Supraspinatus weakness, Bicipital tendonitis by palpating the bicipital groove and doing a speed test) • • Examining for instability (eg, anterior glenohumeral instability). • Examination demonstrated by Paul Liebert, MD, Tomah Memorial Hospital. • #shoulder #impingement #rotatorcuff #scapularpain #jointpain • About Merck Manuals: • Access to MerckManuals.com, an online medical reference, is unlimited and always free. There is no registration and the user experience is not compromised by advertising or sponsored content of any kind. More than 350 medical experts currently serve as contributors; all of the material is reviewed by an independent editorial board, regularly updated online, and available in multiple languages. • The website features an extensive and continually expanding collection of visual resources, including videos, animations, three-dimensional models, interactive quizzes, and infographics. The digital offering enhances the subject matter contained in The Merck Manual, a medical reference for doctors and pharmacists first published in 1899. • The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook translates the complex medical terminology contained in the professional version into everyday language. The first edition of the consumer version was introduced in 1997. • • Merck Manual Professional Version: https://www.MerckManual.com/Professional • • Facebook for Professionals: / merckmanualus • • Twitter for Professionals: / merckmanualpro

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