Originally published in the massage therapy journal (mtj): freedom from thoracic outlet syndrome. The client is asked to rotate the neck ipsilaterally, flex it laterally to the opposite side, and extend the head and neck while the therapist palpates the strength of the radial pulse.
Adson’s test for anterior scalene syndrome version of thoracic outlet syndrome. Adson’s test involves asking the client to rotate the neck ipsilaterally, flex it laterally to the opposite side, and extend the neck at the spinal joints (the opposite actions of the actions of the anterior and middle scalenes), while the therapist is palpating the radial pulse (Fig. Given that anterior scalene syndrome is a neurovascular entrapment syndrome caused by tight anterior and middle scalenes, the idea is to stretch and pull these muscles taut, causing them to further compress the brachial plexus and subclavian artery, which run between them. Art work by Giovanni Rimasti.Īdson’s test is designed to assess anterior scalene syndrome, one of the four forms of thoracic outlet syndrome. The brachial plexus of nerves and subclavian/axillary artery and vein can be compressed in four locations, resulting in thoracic outlet syndrome.
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Note: This is the tenth blog post article in a series of 14 articles on Assessment/Diagnosis of musculoskeletal conditions of the neck ( cervical spine).
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