Physical Examination of the Thrower's Elbow

Clinical Evaluation of the Elbow in Throwers

The elbow is a vital part of the complicated and intricate mechanism known as throwing. The athlete that participates in a throwing sport walks a fine line between success and injury. It is this line that the clinician must monitor. When an athlete admits that an injury has occurred, it is up to the physician to listen, observe, and examine the player in great detail. Injuries that involve the ...

History and examination of the thrower's elbow.

Overhead throwing motion imparts enormous forces on the elbow. Repetitive near-failure loads lead to chronic adaptive changes and occasionally acute injury to bone, ligaments, and the elbow's muscle-tendon complexes. Physicians treating the thrower must thoroughly understand the complex anatomy and function of the elbow joint and throwing biomechanics to diagnose and treat elbow pathology. Eval...

The Physical Examination

Physical examination is the process of evaluating objective anatomic findings through the use of observation, palpation, percussion, and auscultation . The information obtained must be thoughtfully integrated with the patient's history and pathophysiology. Moreover, it is a unique situation in which both patient and physician understand that the interaction is intended to be diagnostic and ther...

Do symptoms and physical examination findings predict elbow pain and functional outcomes in a working population?

The Skin Physical Examination

Among the many aspects of the physical examination, the diagnosis of skin disorders requires a unique approach. It demands the diagnostician’s ability not only to observe and interpret but also to use new language – the language of the dermatologist. The purpose of this handout is to give you the tools to perform a thorough dermatologic history and examination, to use a new set of terms to desc...