Yergason’s test – What is the purpose, indication and relevance?

Yergasonn’s Test: Client is seated with their arm adducted and their elbow in 90° flexion, wrist pronated. Practitioner palpates the long head of the biceps tendon and resists as client attempts to supinate and laterally rotate their arm.

Purpose:

• Assess stability of the transverse humeral ligament

Indications:

• Shoulder instability
• Shoulder injury
• ‘Clicking’ sound with shoulder movement

Relevance:

• Positive test – subluxation of the tendon from the bicipital groove is indicative of instability of the transverse humeral ligament

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This post was written by Omar Rifai