The Elbow Supination Test measures how far the client can rotate the forearm outward. It is useful for tracking forearm rotation, comparing sides and adding context to gripping, lifting, throwing, racquet sports and daily hand use.

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A client may report difficulty turning the palm upwar...

The Elbow Pronation Test measures how far the client can rotate the forearm inward. It is useful for tracking forearm rotation, comparing sides and adding context to gripping, lifting, racquet sports, throwing and daily hand use.

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A client may report difficulty turning the palm down, u...

The Elbow Extension Test measures how far the elbow can straighten. It is useful for tracking elbow mobility, comparing sides and recording whether the client reaches full extension, lacks extension or moves into hyperextension.

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A client may feel unable to fully straighten the elbow, ...

The Elbow Flexion Test measures how far the client can bend the elbow. It is useful for tracking elbow mobility, comparing sides and adding context to pushing, pulling, lifting, gripping and upper-limb function.

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A client may report difficulty bringing the hand toward the shoulder, rea...

The Shoulder Horizontal Adduction Test measures how far the arm can move across the body from a 90-degree flexed position. It is useful for tracking cross-body shoulder ROM, comparing sides and adding context to posterior shoulder mobility, throwing and upper-body movement.

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A client m...

The Shoulder Horizontal Abduction Test measures how far the arm can move away from the body in the transverse plane from a 90-degree flexed position. It is useful for tracking shoulder mobility, comparing sides and adding context to throwing, pressing and upper-body movement.

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A client...

The Shoulder External Rotation 90° Test measures external rotation with the shoulder abducted to 90 degrees and the elbow flexed to 90 degrees. It is especially useful for overhead athletes, throwing-related assessments and side-to-side shoulder rotation tracking.

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A throwing athlete m...

The Shoulder Internal Rotation 90° Test measures internal rotation with the shoulder abducted to 90 degrees and the elbow flexed to 90 degrees. It is useful for tracking overhead rotational ROM, side-to-side differences and total shoulder rotation context.

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An overhead athlete may have...

The Shoulder Adduction Test measures how far the arm can move across the midline of the body from a forward position. It is useful for tracking anterior/cross-body shoulder mobility and side-to-side differences.

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A client may report tightness or restriction when reaching across the bod...

The Shoulder Abduction Test measures how far the client can raise the arm out to the side. It is useful for tracking overhead and lateral shoulder mobility, comparing sides and adding context to throwing, swimming, pressing and upper-body movement.

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A client may struggle to raise the a...

The Shoulder Extension Test measures how far the client can move the straight arm behind the body. It is useful for tracking shoulder mobility, comparing sides and adding context to reaching behind, running arm swing, pressing and upper-body movement.

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A client may report difficulty re...

Testing Spine Lateral Flexion range of motion with an inclinometer involves the following steps:

1. Have the client adopt an upright standing position. 
2. With the Measurz inclinometer aligned with T12 of the spinous process, instruct the client to flex to one side as far as they can. It is important...