Which statement best describes the protocol of the golfer's elbow test?

Which statement best describes the protocol of the golfer's elbow test?

• A. Elbow extended, forearm pronated, resisted wrist flexion and pronation
• B. Elbow extended and forearm supinated, resisted wrist flexion and pronation are applied
• C. Elbow flexed, forearm pronated, resisted wrist extension and pronation
• D. Elbow flexed, forearm supinated, resisted wrist flexion and pronation

Answer: (B)

The golfer’s elbow test is about stressing the flexor-pronator tendons that attach at the inner (medial) elbow. To place those tendons under maximum load, the elbow is kept straight, the forearm is kept in a supinated position, and the patient resists wrist flexion (with that load often combined with resisted pronation). If medial epicondylitis is present, this loading reproduces pain at the medial epicondyle, making the test positive. That’s why the correct description is: elbow extended, forearm supinated, with resistance applied to wrist flexion and pronation. The other options don’t place the tendons under the same stretch or load (elbow is flexed in those, or the forearm position differs, or the movement resisted targets a different epicondyle), so they’re not the standard protocol for this test.

The golfer’s elbow test is about stressing the flexor-pronator tendons that attach at the inner (medial) elbow. To place those tendons under maximum load, the elbow is kept straight, the forearm is kept in a supinated position, and the patient resists wrist flexion (with that load often combined with resisted pronation). If medial epicondylitis is present, this loading reproduces pain at the medial epicondyle, making the test positive.

That’s why the correct description is: elbow extended, forearm supinated, with resistance applied to wrist flexion and pronation. The other options don’t place the tendons under the same stretch or load (elbow is flexed in those, or the forearm position differs, or the movement resisted targets a different epicondyle), so they’re not the standard protocol for this test.