Pronation Load test is used to assess labral pathology.

• A. Pronation Load
• B. Dynamic Speed's Test
• C. Hawkins-Kennedy Test
• D. Neer Test

Answer: (A)

The key idea is recognizing that the pronation load test specifically stresses the labral and biceps-labral complex in the shoulder. By loading the forearm through pronation while the arm is positioned to engage the joint, this test can reproduce pain or a clunk when a labral tear, such as a SLAP lesion, is present. That targeted loading makes it more predictive of intra-articular labral pathology than tests that mainly provoke subacromial impingement, like Hawkins-Kennedy or Neer, which focus on bursae and rotator cuff space rather than the labrum. Dynamic Speed’s test can be positive with biceps tendon problems and may show SLAP involvement, but it isn’t as specific for a labral tear as the pronation load test.