Video 1.2. The Neer Impingement Sign

The examiner demonstrates the appropriate technique for the Neer sign for impingement on a patient’s right shoulder. The patient is seated on the examiner’s table. The examiner stabilizes the scapula of the right shoulder with one hand and passively elevates the arm in the scapular plane with the other hand. The test is considered positive if pain, which typically occurs in the arc between 70 and 120 degrees, is elicited by this maneuver.