Musculoskeletal Testing
Elbow Testing - Supination

Elbow injuries can be divided into three categories: single-event macrotrauma (acute injuries), single-event trauma to tissue made vulnerable by overuse (acute on chronic), and multiple-repetition overuse (chronic). Chronic injuries, such as tennis elbow and chondromalacia, are the most common type of elbow injury seen in the outpatient office setting.

A Chatillon Dynamometer is used by a professionally certified Physician, Therapist or Clinician to assess elbow supination strength. The subject rests where their elbow fixed against their side and the forearm extended forward. The dynamometer is placed against the back of the hand. The subject attempts to rotate their arm outward (away from their body) as resistance is applied by the dynamometer. The dynamometer measures the resistance and provides an objective reading of the force applied.

Other Elbow Tests

• Elbow Flexion
• Elbow Extension
• Elbow Pronation

Other Physical Tests

• Musculoskeletal Testing