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The term Anterior Shoulder instability refers to a shoulder in which soft-tissue or bony insult allows the humeral head to sublux or dislocate from the glenoid fossa. don't confuse between drawer test for knee and this drawer test for the shoulder. It is an injury to the glenohumeral joint (GHJ) where the humerus is displaced or subluxate from its normal position in the centre of the glenoid fossa and the joint surfaces no longer touch each other. Procedure  Patient Position: The patient is in a supine position and the affected shoulder over the edge of the table. limb Position: The patient’s arm should be relaxed. Position the arm in a combined midrange abducted position with forwarding flexion and lateral rotation. Therapist hand Position: The stabilizing hand is placed on the scapula so that the fingers and thumb secure the scapula at the spine of the scapula and the coracoid. Then The patient’s arm is pulled anteriorly to apply a gliding force to the gle...

                                  Taking a detailed patient history is important. Listen carefully to the patient’s past medical history and history of presenting condition. The narrative given by the patient contains much of the information needed to rule out red flags and guide the shoulder examination.                                   The patient may report pain local to the involved shoulder. The symptoms may extend toward the scapula, axilla, anterior chest, along with the clavicle, or down the humerus. When taking the patients history it is also important to ask if they have pain or symptoms in other regions such as their cervical or thoracic spine, or elbow. The patient may also report difficulty with overhead activities, lifting objects, activities of daily living, sports or recreational activities.& Th...