Apley’s Compression Test

Apley’s Compression – Physical Examination

The video begins with a black screen and the words Chronic Pain Management Guide: Physical Examination. Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration logo are displayed on the top. White text displays the title of the video: Apley’s Compression Test. Test for meniscal versus ligamentous pathology. The screen fades to show a close up view of a patient laying face down on a examination bed. A doctor is standing next to the bed. The doctor raises one leg so that the knee is bent at 90 degrees. He places his other hand on the back of the knee and slight rotates the foot left and right. The doctor then rests his hand on the bottom of the foot and applies pressure while slightly turning the foot back and forth. The screen fades to black and VA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration logo appears.