YERGASON'S TEST
YERGASON’S TEST PURPOSE Identifies Lesion Of The Long Head Of Biceps Tendon Or Identifies An Unstable Superior Labral Anterior Posterior (Slap) Lesion. TECHNIQUE PATIENT POSITION Sitting or standing placing arm in the anatomical position. CLINICIAN POSITION Standing on the affected side, Examiner takes the forearm and flexes the elbow to 90 ° leaving the forearm in a pronated position. The elbow is stabilized with one hand, keeping the upper arm adjacent to the patient’s side. The heel of the hand is placed over the dorsal surface of the lower radius with fingers wrapped around the lateral aspect of the forearm in preparation to provide resistance. ACTION The patient moves the forearm into supination against resistance. POSITIVE TEST Reproduction of the patient’s pain - presence of a lesion o f the long head of biceps or a SLAP lesion. If during the test the biceps t endon is felt to reproduce a ‘ clicking...