Manual Muscle Testing: Hip Abduction
Muscles Involved:[edit | edit source]
Gluteus Medius
Gluteus minimus
Patient Positioning[edit | edit source]
- Grades 3 to 5 - Patient in side lying with test side up
- Grades 0-2 - Patient is supine (gravity eliminated)
Joint start Position[edit | edit source]
Hip adduction, top thigh against bottom thigh in side lying position or thighs together in supine.
Therapist Position[edit | edit source]
- Therapist stands behind patient in side lying or on test side in supine
- Provide stabilization at the pelvis in side lying
- Palpation over hip abductors in supine.
To Test[edit | edit source]
- Patient actively abducts the hip
- For grades 4 and 5 provide resistance over lateral knee in the direction opposite to abduction