Which test is NOT used to assess shoulder pathology but is used to evaluate sacroiliac joint dysfunction?

Which test is NOT used to assess shoulder pathology but is used to evaluate sacroiliac joint dysfunction?

• A. Gaenslen's test
• B. Hawkins-Kennedy
• C. Neer's test
• D. Drop Arm

Answer: (A)

Gaenslen's test is the one that targets the sacroiliac joint rather than the shoulder. In this maneuver, the patient lies supine, one leg is brought toward the chest while the opposite leg hangs off the table, stressing the SI joints; reproduced pain there suggests SI dysfunction. The other tests are specifically about shoulder pathology: Hawkins-Kennedy and Neer's tests provoke subacromial impingement in the shoulder, and the Drop Arm test checks for rotator cuff tear, especially the supraspinatus. So Gaenslen's test is the test used for SI joint dysfunction, not shoulder pathology.

Gaenslen's test is the one that targets the sacroiliac joint rather than the shoulder. In this maneuver, the patient lies supine, one leg is brought toward the chest while the opposite leg hangs off the table, stressing the SI joints; reproduced pain there suggests SI dysfunction. The other tests are specifically about shoulder pathology: Hawkins-Kennedy and Neer's tests provoke subacromial impingement in the shoulder, and the Drop Arm test checks for rotator cuff tear, especially the supraspinatus. So Gaenslen's test is the test used for SI joint dysfunction, not shoulder pathology.