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Manual Muscle Testing

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Term
Definition
anterolateral neck flexors (SCM & ant scalenes)   head rotated away; SCM being tested on top; cervical flexion  
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posterolateral neck extensors (semispinalis & splenius)   head rotated towards side being tested;  
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upper trapezius   ear to opposite hip  
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pec major (clavicular fibers)   horizontal adduction (90 degrees)  
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pectoralis minor   shoulder towards ceiling & off table; push shoulder down to table  
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coracobrachialis   supination; full elbow flexion; shoulder flexion & ER  
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rhomboids & levator scapula   "chicken wing;"  
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teres major/subscapularis   "hand in pocket;" pressure distal to elbow & straight down  
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latissimus dorsi   shoulder extension, IR, & adduction; pressure down & out  
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supinator (alone)   supine (full shoulder & elbow flexion w/ pressure into pronation) or sitting (same pressure)  
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brachialis   full pronation  
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supinator & biceps (together)   supine; 90 degrees of elbow flexion & full supination; pressure into pronation  
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pronator teres & quadratus   supine; 45 degrees of elbow flexion & full pronation  
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pronator quadratus   supine; maximum elbow flexion & full pronation  
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ulnaris   full pronation or supination  
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radialis   slightly less than full supination or pronation; deviation before flexion or extension  
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trunk ext'n   in prone; rate as strong or weak  
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upper abs   supine; hands behind head (5)==> hug self (4)==> arms straight out (3+)==> bring scapula off the table (3)  
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lower abdominals   supine; raise legs to 90 degrees, then gradually lower legs until back extends; 5= 0 degrees (legs flat on table)  
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internal obliques   flex & rotate to the same side  
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external obliques   flex & rotate to the opposite side  
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psoas major   supine; hip flexion, abduction, & ER; push into hip extension & more abduction  
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gastrocnemius   single-limb stance; heel raise; 20 heel raises (HR)==> 5...0 HR==>2+ (reduced gravity position)- strong resistance in grav reduced position= 2+; 2- full ROM; 2-= partial contraction  
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soleus   prone; PF & knee flexion to 90 degrees  
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peroneus/fibularis longus & brevis   PF & eversion  
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fibularis tertius   DF & eversion  
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anterior tib   DF & inversion  
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posterior tib   PD & Inversion  
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