What is a capsular pattern?
What is end-feel?
What is a painful arc syndrome?
The end-feel on passive movement testing can provide some interesting additional diagnostic value.
On passive testing, we go for the end of the movement and then we slightly provoke at end range in order to test the specific end feel.
There are normal and pathological end feels.
Please don’t use any force, but merely perform a gentle provocation.
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