Unraveling the Mystery of Shoulder Pain: Teres Minor & Other Unusual Rotator Cuff Injuries Presented by Dr. Ben Benjamin Instructor: Ben Benjamin, Ph.D. 1
Instructor: Ben Benjamin, Ph.D. ben@benbenjamin.com Thank You DrBen@BenBenjamin.com 2
Webinar Goal Explore and demystify the assessment and treatment of difficult to assess shoulder injuries. Things to Think About 1. Do you know how to find and test the teres minor? 2. Do you understand the difference between the tenoperiosteal junction and the tendon body? 3. Can you put your finger on the supraspinatus tendon? 4. Do you know how to palpate the musculotendinous junction of the supraspinatus muscle? 5. Do you know what to look for when testing the tendon body of the infraspinatus? 3
Anatomy Teres Minor Teres Minor Tendon Teres Minor Muscle 4
Infraspinatus Tendon Infraspinatus Musculotendinous junction Infraspinatus Tendon Body Infraspinatus Tendon Body 5
Supraspinatus Musculo- Tendinous Junction Supraspinatus Musculo- Tendinous Junction Assessment 6
Teres Minor Assessment Tests Overhead Push Test Teres Minor Assessment Tests Lateral Rotation with Adduction 7
Infraspinatus Tendon Body Tests Resisted Lateral Rotation 90º Infraspinatus Tendon Body Tests Resisted Lateral Rotation 30º 8
Infraspinatus Tendon Body Tests Resisted Lateral Rotation 135º Infraspinatus Tendon Body Tests Negative Tests Passive elevation Passive adduction 9
Infraspinatus Tendon Body Tests Negative Tests The Painful Arc Test is also Negative Assessment Supraspinatus Musculo- Tendinous Junction Assessment 10
Supraspinatus Musculo-Tendinous Junction Assessment Tests Supraspinatus Musculo-Tendinous Junction Assessment Tests Negative Tests Passive Elevation Painful Arc Passive Medial Rotation 11
Supraspinatus Minor Indicator Passive Medial Rotation Teres Minor Theory Teres Minor Muscle 12
Positive Tests for the Teres Minor Overhead Push Lateral Rotation with Adduction Teres Minor Teres Minor Muscle 13
Infraspinatus Tendon Body Theory Infraspinatus Tendon Body Resisted Lateral Rotation 14
Supraspinatus Musculo-Tendinous Junction Theory Supraspinatus Musculo- Tendinous Junction Resisted Abduction 15
Friction Therapy - Teres Minor Friction Therapy Infraspinatus Tendon Body 16
Friction Therapy - Musculo-Tendinous Junction of the Supraspinatus Questions Facebook.com/BenjaminInstitute 17
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