What is the bear hug test?

Conclusions: The bear-hug test optimizes the chance of detecting a tear of the upper part of the subscapularis tendon. Moreover, because the bear-hug test represents the most sensitive test, it can be considered to be the most likely clinical test to alert the surgeon to a possible subscapularis tear.

How do you test a Subscap?

More videos on YouTube The patient is instructed to press the palm of his hand against his belly in an internal rotation movement. The test is positive if the patient showed internal rotation weakness compared to the opposite side or pressed on his belly my elbow or shoulder extension instead of internal rotation.

When do you use the bear hug test?

The Bear Hug Test is commonly used in orthopedic examinations to test for a tear in subscapularis tendon or subscapularis tendonitis. It can also show scapular instability. Read more about rotator cuff tears. Shoulder diagram including the subscapularis muscle

When to use bear hug test for subscapularis?

The Bear Hug Test is commonly used in orthopedic examinations to test for a tear in subscapularis tendon or subscapularis tendonitis. It can also show scapular instability. Read more about rotator cuff tears. This test is usually performed with the patient in sitting.

Can a bear hug test show a rotator cuff tear?

Bear Hug Test – Subscapularis The Bear Hug Test is commonly used in orthopedic examinations to test for a tear in subscapularis tendon or subscapularis tendonitis. It can also show scapular instability. Read more about rotator cuff tears.

How big is the Bear in now that’s a bear hug?

Seymon is filmed approaching the man from behind. Seymon is the son of Stepan, a bear Svetlana and Yuri Panteleenko rescued from a circus in St Petersburg, Russia When they first saw Stepan, he had no fur and they could see the bones underneath his skin. He is now aged 26 and weighs around 300lb. Stepan is described as a ‘film actor’ by the pair.