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Clinical test — professional use

Yergason's test

Provoke biceps tendon pain with resisted supination.

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Performed and interpreted by a trained clinician. Shown here so you can understand what an assessment involves—not for self-diagnosis.
PurposeProvoke biceps tendon pain with resisted supination.
Procedure
  1. Elbow bent 90° at the side, forearm pronated; patient turns the palm up against resistance.
Positive resultPain at the front of the shoulder or tendon "popping" from the groove.
InterpretationConsistent with LHB tendinopathy or instability of the tendon in the groove.
Diagnostic accuracySensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratios will be shown once verified against the cited review(s). Values are never estimated.
Used for
Biceps tendinopathy (long head)
Research
  1. [External] Hegedus EJ, Goode AP, Cook CE, et al. Which physical examination tests provide clinicians with the most value when examining the shoulder? Update of a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012. find original ↗