The Limitations of Special Tests for Shoulder Pain

Chris and Sam sat down with Paul Salamh to discuss his 2020 JOSPT Viewpoint titled, "It Is Time to Put Special Tests for Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain out to Pasture." Paul is a researcher, professor, and clinician at the University of Indianapolis who specializes in shoulder / upper extremity related conditions. We dive into Paul and Jeremy Lewis' decision to write this piece, identifying the most common shoulder special tests, convergent validity and reference / gold standards, imaging findings and their correlation (or lack thereof) with pain / function, and pre and post test probabilities. We then talk about the recommended examination elements for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. Lastly, we discuss Paul’s current research project with Jeremy Lewis involving frozen shoulder. 

More about Paul: 

2020 JOSPT Viewpoint on Shoulder Special Tests

Paul’s Twitter

Paul’s ResearchGate

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This episode was produced by Matt Hunter.