Mill's test for diagnosing tennis elbow
Last reviewed 01/2018
The Mill's test is a clinical test for diagnosis of tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis).
Technique
- 1. patient is seated
- 2. clinician palpates the patient's lateral epicondyle with one hand, while
pronating the patient's forearm, fully flexing the wrist, the elbow extended
- 3. reproduction of pain in the area of the insertion at the lateral epicondyle indicates a positive test