{"id":12368,"date":"2022-10-26T11:29:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T09:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/?post_type=wiki&amp;p=12368"},"modified":"2022-10-26T11:29:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T09:29:31","slug":"shoulder-resisted-isometric-testing","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/shoulder-resisted-isometric-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoulder Resisted Isometric Testing"},"featured_media":12369,"template":"","class_list":["post-12368","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"page-header-detail-page","background":{"background_image":8916,"background_image_alt_text":"Shoulder Resisted Isometric Testing"},"heading":"Shoulder Resisted Isometric Testing","subheading":"Shoulder Assessment","content_editor":"","button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Check our shop","button_style":"button-five","button_internal_link":4646,"button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":"","label":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"submenu","links":[{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Learn","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-3","button_url":"","button_file":null},{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Assessment E-Book","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-4","button_url":"","button_file":null},{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Reviews","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-5","button_url":"","button_file":null}],"dropdown_label":"Go to","button_right":{"button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Become a member","button_style":"button-three","button_internal_link":16662,"button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":""},"button_description":"Find this wiki on the Physiotutors platform"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content-content","section_options":{"vertical_alignment":"top","column_right_box":false,"column_left_width":"col-12 col-lg-4 offset"},"column_left":{"content_editor":"<h4>Learn<\/h4>"},"column_right":{"content_editor":"<h6>Shoulder Resisted Isometric Testing<\/h2>\nResisted Isometric Testing of the Shoulder is part of the basic assessment. It can quickly tell you if the musculotendinous unit of any muscles of the shoulder girdle is possibly affected. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually, it is performed after active and passive range of motion assessment.\u00a0<\/span>\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zW8SE6WOxD0[\/embed]\n\n<\/div>\n<strong>Supine<\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have your patient lie in supine position with the arm resting on the bench with slight abduction and the elbow flexed to 90\u00b0\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support the arm around the distal end of the humerus. Ask your patient to resist your movements. <\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flexion: Apply resistance in the direction of extension<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extension: apply resistance in the direction of flexion<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adduction: apply resistance in the direction of abduction<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abduction: apply resistance in the direction of adduction<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medial Rotation: fixate the humerus and apply resistance medially to the wrist<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lateral Rotation: fixate the humerus and apply resistance at the wrist laterally to the wrist<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will also have to assess elbow flexion and extension, as the bicep and tricep muscles span over the elbow and shoulder joints.<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elbow flexion: Apply resistance at the wrist in extension direction and fixate the humerus to the bench<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elbow extension: apply resistance at the wrist in flexion direction and fixate the humerus to the bench<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Sitting<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protraction: apply resistance by pulling acromia backward<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retraction: apply resistance by pushing acromia anterior<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elevation: apply caudal pressure on the clavicle and scapula<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression: flex the patient's elbows to 90\u00b0, slightly shrug patient's shoulders and apply cranially directed pressure through the longitudinal axis of the humerus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;\n\nAlso check out our post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/shoulder-active-range-of-motion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">active range of motion\u00a0<\/a> assessment as well as<a href=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/shoulder-passive-range-of-motion\/\"> passive range of motion<\/a> assessment of the shoulder.\n\n[cta]\n\n&nbsp;\n"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"content-content","section_options":{"vertical_alignment":"top","column_right_box":false,"column_left_width":"col-12 col-lg-4 offset"},"column_left":{"content_editor":"<h4>References<\/h4>"},"column_right":{"content_editor":"-"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta-image-v2","layout":"","background":"transparent","heading":"","content_editor":"<p class=\"subheading\">Like what you\u2019re learning?<\/p>\n<p class=\"heading-two\">BUY THE FULL PHYSIOTUTORS <strong>ASSESSMENT BOOK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>600+ Pages e-Book<\/li>\n \t<li>Interactive Content (Direct Video Demonstration, PubMed articles)<\/li>\n \t<li>Statistical Values for all Special Tests from the latest research<\/li>\n \t<li>Available in \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7<\/li>\n \t<li>And much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>","button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Check out our shop","button_style":"button-two","button_internal_link":4464,"button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":null,"side_button":{"side_button_content_editor":""},"bottom_button":{"bottom_button_content_editor":""},"image":22705,"image_alt_text":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"review-slider","heading":"WHAT CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT E-BOOK","image_shortcode":"","image":"","image_alt_text":"","shortcode":"[wprevpro_usetemplate tid=\"2\"]","button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"","button_style":"button-one","button_internal_link":"","button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta-full-width-v2","logo":{"logo_image":22443,"logo_image_alt_text":""},"heading":"<strong>Download<\/strong> the free Physiotutors app now!","content_editor":"","download_image":{"download_image_image":22444,"download_image_image_alt_text":""},"mobile_download_image":{"mobile_download_image_image":22445,"mobile_download_image_image_alt_text":""},"download_image_link":"https:\/\/onelink.to\/6dtzk5","mockup_image":{"mockup_image_image":22447,"mockup_image_image_alt_text":""},"mobile_mockup_image":{"mobile_mockup_image_image":22446,"mobile_mockup_image_image_alt_text":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shoulder Resisted Isometric Testing | Shoulder Assessment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Resisted Isometric Testing of the Shoulder is part of the basic assessment. 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