Neer impingement test

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 6 Sep 2023

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Knipe H, Luong D, Neer impingement test. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91650

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91650

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/91650

rID:

91650

Article created:

27 Jul 2021, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

6 Sep 2023, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:

Integral Diagnostics, Shareholder (ongoing)
Micro-X Ltd, Shareholder (ongoing)

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

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Revisions:

4 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Synonyms:

Neer test
Neer impingement test - shoulder
Neer test - shoulder
Neer sign

The Neer impingement test is a clinical test to aid the diagnosis of rotator cuff impingement. It predominantly provokes a posterosuperior internal impingement mechanism and involves forward flexion of the arm with the thumb facing down with the arm in a more anterolateral orientation.