Rotator Cuff muscles and their test

Dr Uswa e Hijab
Aug 29, 2023

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Rotator cuff is a group of Four muscles:
● Suprascapularis
● Teres Minor
● Infraspinatus
● Supraspinatus

Rotator cuff injury is common in people who have jobs that require repeated overhead motions such as painters and carpenters.
To recognize rotator cuff tears some of the tests are:

● Supraspinatus Tear
> Lift-off test
● Teres Minor tear
> Hornblower test
● Infraspinatus
> Arm Resistance
● Supraspinatus
> Emptycan test
> Drop Arm test
> Neer Impingement test

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Dr Uswa e Hijab
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Doctor of Physical Therapy at Rehabilitation centre