General Remarks
- Adopt the correct position from where to start
- Adopt a correct position of the hands
- Look for the pain and not for a non-relevant unpleasant feeling
- Always compare with the contralateral (normal) joint
- Passive movements are done until the end of range is reached
Pattern
Positive and negative results are brought together
to form a pattern that points in the direction of either a pathology or a group
of pathologies.
In the latter, further information will be required to reach a more precise
diagnosis. This information may be gained by accessory tests
. An accessory examination is also done to positively confirm an existing but tentative diagnosis, to disclose the precise
point affected within the structure or to confirm and further examine instability .