Editing Adson's sign (section)

==Process==
* The patient is placed in a sitting position, hands resting on thighs.
* The examiner palpates radial pulse on side being tested
* Patient actively rotates head to ipsilateral side being tested while the examiner laterally rotates and extends the patient's shoulder
* Patient takes a deep breath and is instructed to hold it

The test is positive if radicular symptoms are reported and secondary to a diminished or loss of the radial pulse.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Magee|first1=David|title=Orthopedic Physical Assessment|date=2014|publisher=Elsevier|location=st. Louis, MO|isbn=978-1-4557-0977-9|page=344|edition=6th}}</ref>