COMPRESSION

TEST

​​• Test positioning

The client may sit or stand with the affected finger extended.

The therapist stands in front of the client.

​• Action

The therapist holds the distal phalanx and applies compression along the long axis of the bone of the finger being tested.

​• Positive finding

Pain at the site of injury indicates a fracture.

​• Special considerations & comments

​​This test should not be performed if there is an obvious deformity.