Hip Examination

History
Observation
Hip Screening
Palpation
Range of Motion Measurements
Manual Muscle Testing
Flexibility

• Iliopoas: Thomas Test
• Rectus Femoris: Rectus Femoris Contracture Test, Ely Test
• Hamstrings: Popliteal Angle Measurement
• Iliotibial Band (ITB): Ober Test, Modified Ober Test
• Piriformis:

Accessory Movement Assessment
Leg-Length Discrepancy Measurements
Special Tests

• Flexion, Abduction, External Rotation Test (FABER or Patrick's Test)
• Clinical Prediction Rule for Diagnosing Hip Osteoarthritis
• Test Item Cluster for Identification of Hip Osteoarthritis
• Flexion, Adduction, Internal Rotation, and Compression test (Quadrant test)
• Limited Hip Abduction Test
• Tests of Piriformis Syndrome
  • Flexion, Adduction, Internal Rotation Test (FAIR Test) or Piriformis Test
  • Frieberg Test
  • Pace Test
  • Beattie test
  • Lee Test
• Labral Tests
  • Hip Internal Rotation, flexion, axial compression maneuver
  • Flexion, adduction, axial compression test
  • Flexion, internal rotation test
  • Flexion, adduction, Internal Rotation test (Click Test)
  • Flexion, adduction, internal rotation test (Impingement test)
  • Maximal Flexion External Rotation Test
  • Maximal Flexion Internal Rotation Test
  • Fitzgerald Test
  • Modified Circumduction Test
• Trendelenberg Test
• Craig's Test
• Log Roll Test
• Active Straight Leg Raise Test

Hip Outcome Measures