The Cervical Distraction Test assesses whether gentle axial traction reduces neck or arm symptoms. Symptom relief may support cervical radicular symptom reasoning when paired with history, neurological screen and other cervical tests. A 2021 diagnostic accuracy study found that cervical radiculopath...

Bakody Sign, also called the Shoulder Abduction Relief Test, assesses whether placing the hand on top of the head reduces familiar arm symptoms. Symptom relief may support suspicion of cervical radicular symptom behaviour, but it does not confirm cervical radiculopathy. A 2021 diagnostic accuracy st...

Wright Test, also called the Hyperabduction Test, assesses whether shoulder hyperabduction reproduces familiar upper-limb symptoms or vascular-type changes. It is commonly used in thoracic outlet assessment, particularly when symptoms may relate to the pectoralis minor or retropectoralis region. Cur...

The Halstead Test is used to assess whether a thoracic outlet loading position reproduces familiar upper-limb symptoms or changes vascular signs. A positive response may include familiar arm pain, paraesthesia, heaviness, colour change, temperature change or marked pulse change with symptoms. It sho...

The Roos Stress Test, also called the Elevated Arm Stress Test or EAST, assesses symptom response during sustained overhead arm positioning and repeated hand opening and closing. A positive finding may include familiar arm symptoms, fatigue, heaviness, paraesthesia or vascular-type symptoms. A 2022 ...

The Eden Test, also known as the Costoclavicular or Military Brace Test, assesses whether a shoulder girdle posture reproduces familiar thoracic outlet symptoms. A positive finding may include familiar arm heaviness, paraesthesia, pain, colour change, temperature change or marked pulse change with s...

Adson’s Test is a thoracic outlet provocation test that combines neck movement, shoulder position and breathing while monitoring symptoms and sometimes radial pulse change. A positive finding may include reproduction of familiar arm symptoms, vascular symptoms or marked pulse change, but pulse chang...

The Sacroiliac Distraction Test is a pain provocation test used to assess whether anterior pelvic loading reproduces familiar SIJ-region or posterior pelvic symptoms. A positive result may support suspicion of SIJ complex involvement when it reproduces the client’s familiar pain. Current evidence su...

The Seated Flexion Test is a palpatory movement test used to observe relative movement of the posterior superior iliac spines during forward bending in sitting. A positive finding is usually described as one PSIS moving earlier or farther than the other. Current 2020+ evidence does not strongly supp...

The Yeoman Test is a prone provocation test that combines hip extension and knee flexion while the pelvis is stabilised. It may reproduce symptoms around the sacroiliac region, lumbar spine or anterior hip/thigh. Current evidence is stronger for SIJ pain provocation test clusters than for isolated t...

The Sacroiliac Compression Test is a pain provocation test used to assess whether compressive loading through the pelvis reproduces familiar posterior pelvic or SIJ-region symptoms. A positive result may increase suspicion of sacroiliac joint complex involvement when it matches the client’s usual sy...

The Standing Flexion Test is a palpatory movement test used to observe relative posterior superior iliac spine movement during forward bending in standing. A positive finding is commonly described as one PSIS moving earlier or farther than the other. A 2021 study found the standing flexion test had ...