Rotator Cuff muscles and their test
Aug 29, 2023
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