In today’s video we’re going to be discussing and demonstrating the tight shoulder test, or the crank test. In this test, the arm is placed into an end range of motion position: and if the patient has capsulitis, then the patient will have pain. If they don’t have capsulitis, they will not, and it will feel like a stretch. To begin with, ask the patient if they’ve ever dislocated their shoulder. [To patient]: Have you ever dislocated your shoulder” [Patient]: No. Good. If the answer is yes, don’t do this test. Second, grab a hold of the wrist, (the patient’s wrist), one hand on the shoulder, and ask the patient to relax. [To patient:] Relax. Take the arm, put it into this position, and crank it back. [To patient]: Does that hurt? [Patient]: No. She does not have capsulitis. Now, for the sake of this video, and for demonstration purposes, she is going to pretend she has capsulitis, and make the face- the appropriate face that people who do have capsulitis make. So we’ll try it again. [To patient]: Have you ever dislocated your shoulder? [Patient]: No. [To patient]: Okay, now relax. (Patient winces). That was the capsulitis face. As soon as you see that face, stop doing the Crank Test.