Erb's test

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Erb's test is a clinical pain provocation test used to detect a lesion of the Brachial plexus.

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The examiner carefully moves the affected arm posteriorly, superiorly, and laterally, while passively tilting the patient's head to the opposite side. The test is positive if the patient reports radiating pain extending into the fingers and is used to rule out a skeletal or muscular etiology.

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  • Text changed: “The Erb's test is a clinical pain provocation test used to detect a lesion of the Plexus brachialis”“Erb's test is a clinical pain provocation test used to detect a lesion of the Brachial plexus .”
  • Text changed: “The examiner carefully moves the affected arm backward, upward, and laterally, while passively tilting the patient's head to the contralateral side. The test is positive if the patient reports radiating pain extending into the fingers and is used to rule out a skeletal or muscular etiology.”“The examiner carefully moves the affected arm posteriorly, superiorly, and laterally, while passively tilting the patient's head to the opposite side. The test is positive if the patient reports radiating pain extending into the fingers and is used to rule out a skeletal or muscular etiology.”
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