Squeeze Test

The patient in hooklying is asked to contract bilateral adductor muscles maximally to squeeze the clincian's fist between the knees. Reproduction of patient's concordant pain is considered a positive test, indicative of sports-related chronic groin pathology, pubic bone stress injury, or adductor strain. Relevant Research The Squeeze Test demonstrated 43% sensitivity and 91% specificity for unequivocal pubic bone marrow edema: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15679570 45 degrees of hip flexion during the Squeeze Test is the optimal position (as opposed to 0 or 90 degrees of hip flexion) for eliciting adductor muscle activity and maximum pressure values: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21429785 Intrarater reliability of the Squeeze Test ranged from 0.89-0.92: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21669092