Hawkins-Kennedy Test

ShoulderMusculoskeletal
Hawkins-Kennedy Test

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Test protocol

We will talk about the Hawkins-Kennedy Test here, which is often used—though increasingly less so—to attempt to identify subacromial impingement syndrome, a supraspinatus tear, or isolated biceps tendon injury.

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