Valgus Stress Test for Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injuries Medial collateral ligament injuries are among the most prevalent knee injuries seen in primary care. It’s therefore of particular interest for our healthcare systems that physicians and physiotherapists are able to filter patients with suspected MCL injury prior to referring them to secondary care. The Valgus or Abduction Stress Test is designed to stress the medial collateral ligament. In the 0° position, the test stresses the Pos

ELBOW ASSESSMENT SERIES PART 6: VALGUS INSTABILITY STRESS TEST In order to test the medial collateral ligament of the elbow, one test you can perform is the valgus instability stress test. With this test, you are trying to create a gap on the medial side of the elbow, which creates stress on the medial collateral ligamenet of the elbow. #Valgusinstability #shoulderassessment | Physiotutors

1.4K views · 24 reactions | ELBOW ASSESSMENT SERIES PART 7: MOVING VALGUS STRESS TEST If your patient is presenting after a trauma of the elbow and with medial elbow pain, one of the first things you want to test (after excluding a fracture) is the integrity of the ligaments. The moving valgus stress test, is another option to assess for the medial collateral ligament, next to the valgus instability stress test that we saw yesterday #Elbowinstability #Elbowassessment | Physiotutors | Facebook