The South African Police Service (SAPS) wishes all police officers that are taking part in the Cape Town Sanlam Marathon the best of luck. This year, 595 police officers are taking part in the two day marathon inclusive of the 10, 21 and 42 km race. The Western Cape Province has fielded the most runners with 109, followed by both Gauteng and the Eastern Cape provinces with 85 runners each, and Head Office with 80. KwaZulu-Natal is fifth with 76 runners followed by Limpopo with 63, Mpumalanga wit

NEER TEST FOR SUBACROMIAL PAIN SYNDROME (SAPS) The Neer test is another basic test for subacromial pain syndrome and can give you a hint about the location of the "impingement" - external (anterior pain), internal (posterior pain) according to Cools et al. (2008). According to the meta-analysis done by Hegedus et al.(2012) that we have mentioned in the last videos as well, this test has a sensitivity of 72% and a specificity of 60%. The test is positive when the patient's pain is provoked and fr

FULL CAN TEST FOR SAPS AND TO ISOLATE THE SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE? If the empty can test is not able to isolate the supraspinatus, can the full can test do the job then? Again, Boettcher et al. (2009) also examined the EMG activity of 13 muscles in 15 normal subjects and found that the full can test activated 8 other shoulder muscles to the same degree. At the same time, the study of Jain et al. (2017) also evaluated the full can test regarding its ability to detect tears of the supaspinatus. They

NEER TEST FOR SUBACROMIAL PAIN SYNDROME (SAPS) The Neer test is another basic test for shoulder impingement and can give you a hint about the location of the impingement - external (anterior pain), internal (posterior pain) according to Cools et al. (2008). According to the meta-analysis done by Hegedus et al.(2012) that we have mentioned in the last videos as well, this test has a sensitivity of 72% and a specificity of 60%. The test is positive when the patient's pain is provoked and from an a

The South African Police Service (SAPS) commends this young aspiring police commissioner for her inspiring message on what it means to be a good police officer. The young future leader educated fellow learners at her school, the public at large and current serving officers that the core responsibilities of a police officer are to protect life and property, enforce the law, and prevent crime. Her words reflect the principles enshrined in the SAPS Code of Conduct, which guide every officer in serv

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