Belly Press Test
- Belly Press Test is used to test Subscapularis Muscle
- The patient presses the abdomen with the flat of the hand and attempts to keep the arm in maximal internal rotation.
- If active internal rotation is strong, the elbow does not drop backward, meaning it remains in front of the trunk.
- If the strength of the subscapularis is impaired, maximal internal rotation cannot be maintained, the patient feels weakness,
and the elbow drops back behind the trunk.
Belly Press Test is positive in these cases:
- If the strength of the subscapularis is impaired, maximal internal rotation cannot be maintained, the patient feels weakness, and the elbow drops back behind the trunk.
- when the subscapularis tendon is torn, patients tend to flex the wrist to press against the abdomen and are unable to hold the elbow forward
- Sensitivity: 40 %
- Specificity: 97.9 %
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