HAWKINS KENNEDY IMPINGEMENT TEST

TEST POSITIONING

The client sits or stands with both upper extremities relaxed.

The therapist stands with one hand grasping the client's elbow and the other hand grasping the client's wrist, both on the test arm.

ACTION

The therapist forward flexes the shoulder to 90-degrees and then internally rotates the client's test shoulder.

POSITIVE FINDING

Shoulder pain and apprehension are indicative of shoulder impingement, particularly of the supraspinatus tendon.

CONSIDERATIONS & COMMENTS

​This test tends to be the most sensitive for assessing subacromial impingement.