Shoulder Quiz

1. A football player come to the athletic training room complaining of chronic pain in the shoulder and scapular region. Your evaluation reveals a winging of the scapula while performing a wall push-up. What condition do you suspect?
A. rotator cuff strain
B. levator scapulae weakness/axillary nerve palsy
C. serratus anterior weakness/long thoracic nerve palsy
D. pectoralis minor tear

2. A basketball player feels a pain in the shoulder while blocking a shot. They also felt "something slip" in their shoulder. They also have a "dead arm" feeling. What injury do you suspect?
A. gleno-humeral subluxation
B. rotator cuff tear
C. brachial plexus stretch
D. acromio-clavicular sprain

3. A softball player sliding head first into second base experiences immediate pain the shoulder area. The pain and slight deformity at the proximal end of the clavicle. What injury do you suspect?
A. gleno-humeral subluxation
B. sterno-clavicular sprain
C. pectoralis minor tear
D. acromio-clavicular sprain

4. A baseball pitcher experiences a gradual onset on pain in their throwing shoulder. Your evaulation reveals weakness in the shoulder musculature and flaws in the biomechanics of their throwing motion. What condition do you suspect?
A. gleno-humeral subluxation
B. trapezius strain
C. acromio-clavicular separation
D. rotator cuff impingement syndrome

5. A wrestler lands on the outstretched hand causing the elbow to hyperextend. Palpation reveals pain on the medial and posterior aspects of the elbow. What ligament was most likely injured?
A. ulnar collateral ligament
B. lateral collateral ligament
C. radial collateral ligament
D. annular ligament